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HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Waterproof handheld
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   AFSK   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
-8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD) Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
? ?
Filters 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
? ?
Image rejection 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ? 84 dB
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion) ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) Fixed channels in the 70cm band 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   AFSK   FM   FSK  
RF-output HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 10 mW 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Single AA-battery 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 2.2 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 95 gr (3.4 oz) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 29 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000991 YAESU-SR-000100 TYT-MD-000380