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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Yaesu FT-990
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
644€
Theoretical estimate
433€
Minimum
855€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.1 - 30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 / 100 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±10 ppm @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) 0.5 ppm option with TCXO-2
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW / RTTY / Packet
- Channels / memory management
- 90 regular RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- ±100 KHz
- Power supply
- Mains: 100-117 / 200-234 VAC (3-pin IEC C14 connector) or 13.8 VDC (6-pin Molex connector)
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 60 VA (Mains) or 1.6 A @ 13.8 VDC TX: Max 470 VA (Mains) or max 20 A @ 13.8 VDC
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm (16.5-150 ohm with ATU) / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 368*129*335 mm (14.49*5.08*13.19")
- Weight
- 13 Kg (28.66 lb)
- Other features
- NB. VOX. Attenuator. Iambic keyer. Automatic antenna tuner. CTCSS/PL 88.5 Hz TX for repeater access.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 47.21 MHz 2nd IF: 10.94 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (6 KHz BW, 10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.25 MHz: 10 uV 0.25-0.5 MHz: 2 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 1 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV SSB/CW (2.4 KHz BW, 10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.25 MHz: 4 uV 0.25-0.5 MHz: 1 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
- Image rejection
- 80 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 4-8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- AM
- 25 W
- FM
- 100 W
- SSB (PEP)
- 100 W
- CW
- 100 W
- RTTY/Packet
- 100 W
- Modulation system
- AM: Low-level (Early stage) FM: Variable reactance SSB: Balanced, filtered carrier
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±2.5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -50 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500-600 ohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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