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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-80 m + 30 m 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥ 200 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-80 m + 30 m 2m / 70cm
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 100 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 4-14 V DC external
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ? 45-240 mA
TX Max 21 A ? 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
60 × 95 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1206 channels in 7 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000401B YAESU-FT-000001XDE