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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 538 ~ USD 775
EUR 442 ~ EUR 647
GBP 579
USD 507 ~ USD 538
EUR 414 ~ EUR 724
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ?
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 0.6-1 A 1 A (squelched)
TX Max 22 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D YAESU-FT-000450AT