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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 2.2 A 1 A
TX Max 4 A Max 22 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000780R YAESU-FT-000920AF KENWOOD-TM-000271E