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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) 12V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A Max 150 mA ?
TX Max 21 A Max 1.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-VX-000005R YUPITERU-MVT-005000