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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 25-512 MHz (except cellular) 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR   GMSK   DV  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) ? 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ? 200-450 mA
TX Max 21 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2008 and 20xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000135 ICOM-ID-000031E-PLUS