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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX Max 0.6 A 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ?
TX Max 11.5 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-005200 YAESU-FT-000902DM YAESU-VL-002000