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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 25/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.5 A max 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ?
TX 6 A max Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 72 × 270 mm
(7.09 × 2.83 × 10.63 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
368 × 129 × 286 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 11.26 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz (Europe)
1800 Hz (USA)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-CPU-002500R YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000736R