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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 140-174 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 199x and 2000 Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-002500M YAESU-FT-000817ND