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Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz 0.03-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV 10 dB Pre-amp off: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Pre-amp on: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity -6 / -60dB:
12 kHz / 28 kHz (Wide)
9 kHz / 22 kHz (Narrow)
? SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection Better than 70dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-6 m 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 80 / 30 / 10 / 5 W 3-15 W 1...15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.7A max 700 mA 13.5-350 mA
TX 15A max 4 A 0.82-2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China Between 2016 and 20xx in Ukraine
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
? 149 × 50 × 130 mm
(5.87 × 1.97 × 5.12 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - Massive Heatsink guarantees 80 Watts of RF Power with No Cooling Fan Needed
(Four selectable power output levels are provided: 80/30/10/5 Watts)
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output for noisy environments
- Large 6 Digit Backlit LCD ensure excellent visibility
- Excellent Receiver Performance
- Alpha-Numeric Channel Display
- 200 Memory Channels for serious users
- CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built in
- Versatile Scanning Capability
- WX Channels with "Severe Weather" Alert
- Smart Search Operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002980E CHINESE-KN-000850 MINI-SW002016