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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
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)
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains ?
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1970 and 1975 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
? 145 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.71 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function ? FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 LAFAYETTE-HA-000600 TEAM-TRX-000404