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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
3 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz 0.1 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-25 MHz 5-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 crystal filter, SSB bandwidth of about 2.2-1.6KHz four selectable bandwidth, CW bandwidth of about 900-400Hz four selectable bandwidth
Filters 3/6/15 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ? 8 ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 1.7-23 MHz 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
20 / 30 / 40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   CW  
RF-output 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) 150 W 4 W max @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.6V DC 8 × AA batteries or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 80 VA max ? 55 mA
TX 450 VA max ? 550-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 198x and 199x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
346 × 116 × 299 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 11.77 in)
140 × 95 × 35 mm
(5.51 × 3.74 × 1.38 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 358 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
? DDS circuit with 50MHz reference frequency
1602 LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000 SEA-000222 YOUKITS-HB-000001A