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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Yaesu FT-8500
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
86€
Theoretical estimate
74€
Minimum
99€
Maximum
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
- 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
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