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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Commercial Analog Two-way Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 26.000-69.950 MHz 400-470MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ≤-123dB(12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ≥60dB(width)/ 55dB(narrow)
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 50 mW into 600 ohm 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 26.000-69.950 MHz 400-470MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output 200W 1 / 15 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/240 V AC) 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) ?
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX ? 240 mA (24V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
61 × 37 × 132 mm
(2.40 × 1.46 × 5.20 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box 242 gr (8.5 oz) including battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Switchable Power
Squelch Levels(0-9)
Time-out Timer(TOT)
Channel Prompt
QT/DQT
Low Battery Alert
BCL
VOX
Accessories ? ? Antenna
Battery
Charger
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
MPN YAESU-FT-000501 MILITARY-SEM-000025 BELFONE-BF-007110