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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 110-174 / 410-500 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
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)
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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX Max 11.5 A Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008500 YAESU-FT-000902DM