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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Ultra-compact 3W UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 50-54 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV ? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 50-54 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 12V DC or mains 3.7 V DC, 1000 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 300-600 mA ? 100 mA max
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 5 A 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
100 × 50 × 20 mm
(3.94 × 1.97 × 0.79 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 96 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 130 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready Digital readout PC Software Programmable
VOX Function
CTCSS / DCS
Multiple colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000625RD YANTON-T-M000005