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VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/1 W, Medium: 2/? W, Low: 350/100 mW SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2.2 A
TX Max 6 A ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 149 × 54 × 208 mm
(5.87 × 2.13 × 8.19 in)
? 410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-005800E STANDARD-C-000628 YAESU-FT-000920AF