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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz General coverage 80-10m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 200W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC Mains Mains (110/240 V AC)
Current RX 8-190 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.6 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
? 350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000416 YAESU-FTDX-009000D YAESU-FT-000501