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Mobile HF/6m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-56 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters 3 kHz roofing filter ?
Receiver system Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.1 A (2 A max) 200-450 mA
TX 15 A (23 A max) 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000891 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2