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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
100W HF / 6m SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Low: 5/5 W CW: 75 W, AM: 65 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A - ?
TX Max 10 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
?
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable front panel. Twin RX XTAL and VFO DSP
Waterfall display
Color touch panel
Independent Main & Sub bands
Active Band Monitor
High-Q Tuning Front End
ATU
USB-ports
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-004700RH EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER-II YAESU-FTDX-000101D