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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Mobile Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  None 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. +/-15 Hz (below 23 MHz, at -30°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 1 Hz minimum 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
*0.50000~1.79999 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 6.3 µV, AM 30 µV

*1.80000~30.0000 MHz*
SSB/CW/FSK 0.5 µV, AM 3.16 µV (For 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
SSB 2.3 kHz/-6 dB, 4.2 kHz/-60 dB
AM 6 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
CW, FSK 500 Hz/-6 dB, 1.6 kHz/-60 dB* (*with optional FL-32A CW and RTTY Narrow Filter
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
SSB - 1st 69.0115, 2nd 9.0115
CW, FSK - 1st 69.0106, 2nd 9.0106
AM - 1st 69.0100, 2nd 9.0100 (Unit: MHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 5 W internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
2–3 / 4–5 / 6–7 / 8–9 / 12–14 / 16-17 / 18–19 / 22–23 / 25–26 MHz (Approx)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 5-200 W 150 W max (60 W above 23 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 13.6 V DC
Current RX 450-700 mA 150 VA 2 A max
TX Max 9 A 800 VA max 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
287 × 112 × 62 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 2.44 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1005 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000211RH ICOM-IC-007850 ICOM-IC-M000810