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Yaesu FT-8500

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SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
Type:Amateur VHF/UHF transceiver
Frequency range: Europe
TX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 110-174 / 410-500 MHz
USA
TX: 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
RX: 110-174 / 410-500 MHz
Tuning steps:5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 KHz
Frequency stability: 2 m: ±10 ppm @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
70 cm: ±5 ppm @ -5 to +60°C (23 to 140°F)
Mode:TX: FM
RX: AM / FM
Channels / memory management: 100 regular in 10 banks, with alpha tags (6 characters)
2 home (1 per band)
4 scan edge pairs/PMR (2 per band)
Priority function
Non-volatile EEPROM storage
Some various settings are held in RAM with lithium battery backup (CR2016)
Repeater shift / offset: Europe
2 m: ±600 KHz
70 cm: ±1.6 or 7.6 MHz
USA
2 m: ±600 KHz
70 cm: ±5 MHz
(Defaults, programmable)
Power supply:11.7-15.9 VDC
Current drain / power consumption:RX: Max 1 A
TX: Max 11.5 A
Antenna impedance / connector:50 ohm / N-jack (Europe) or SO-239 (USA), on pigtail
Dimensions (W*H*D):140*40*160 mm (5.51*1.57*6.3")
Weight:1.1 Kg (2.42 lb)
Other features: CTCSS/PL encoder. 1K2/9K6 packet jack. Spectra-analyzer. Dimmer. DTMF paging.
ARS. Cross-band repeater. Voltmeter. 1750 Hz tone call (Europe). Data cloning.
PCC computer control. Twin RX (VV / VU / UU).




RECEIVER SECTION
Receiver system: Double conversion superheterodyne
1st IF: 45.05 MHz (VHF) - 58.525 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 455 KHz
Sensitivity: Main: 0.18 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Sub: 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity:12 KHz (-6 dB)
24 KHz (-60 dB)
Image rejection:70 dB
AF output power / speaker:2 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohm
External speaker connector:3.5 mm, 4-16 ohm




TRANSMITTER SECTION
RF output power:

HighMidLow
2 m:50 W10 W5 W
70 cm:35 W10 W5 W
Modulation system:Variable reactance
Max FM deviation (Factory set):±5 KHz
Spurious emissions:Better than -60 dB
Microphone impedance / connector:2 Kohm / 8-pin (Modular)
Microphone input level:? mV




MISCELLANEOUS
Manufactured:Japan, 1995-199x (Discontinued)
Additional info: This transceiver could be manouvered either from the MH-39A6J DTMF microphone
or from the FS-10 smart controller/microphone. The latter is often referred to as
"Mr. Potatohead" :-)
Related documents: User manual, FS-10 version (15 MB, English and spanish)
User manual, MH-39 version (3.7 MB)
Modifications and fixes:
Reviews:
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FIF-232C
FP-800
FS-10
FTS-22
MEK-2
MH-39A6J
MMB-36
MMB-60
MMB-62
SP-4
SP-7
YSK-8500
RS-232C interface box
AC power supply with speaker
Smart controller/microphone
Dual CTCSS/PL decoder unit
Microphone extension kit
DTMF microphone
Mobile mounting bracket
Quick release mobile bracket
Mobile controller bracket
External speaker
External speaker
Separation kit