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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quad conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 2.8 600 mA max
TX Max 19 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin VFO ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II