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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5 W max 100 W (?) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 16-190 mA ? ?
TX 1.6 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1982 and 198x Between 1969 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
? ?
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 KENWOOD-TS-000930V ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010C