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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection 60-70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 11.7-15.8V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 0.5 A
TX 20 A max 2-8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FTM-000010R