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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50-75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC 9 V DC
Current RX ? 8-190 mA ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000200 YAESU-FT-000815 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S