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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 66-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
300-350 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
< 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) 70dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 1.6-30 MHz 66-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
300-350 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 100 W 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX 0.6-1 A 2A ?
TX 22 A max 20A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
168 × 44 × 180 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.09 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ? CTCSS/PL & DCS. Scrambler option
4 channels standard, 128 channels for display model.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 ICOM-IC-000078 MOTOROLA-GM-000350