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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz General coverage 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-15V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 11-150 mA ? 4 A
TX Max 900 mA ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 139 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.26 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-10 ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 49 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000911 YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST ICOM-IC-000732