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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ? ?
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz Channelized 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   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)
? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
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
? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion, tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) internal speaker 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack Mains 8.4V DC
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? 20-130 mA
TX Max 22 A ? 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1964 and 196x Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023 ICOM-IC-000002A