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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX Max 450 mA 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ?
TX Max 10 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
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Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 53 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000715H YAESU-FT-000902DM YAESU-FT-000250R