• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo

• Year
• 1979 ??

• Category
• Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 143237

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• Number of Tubes
• 3

• Valves / Tubes
• 12BY7A 6146B 6146B

• Number of Transistors
• 110

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 8987.5 kHz

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Line plus power jack, mostly with battery or storage battery / AC 100; 110; 117; 220; 234 / DC 13,8 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 cm = 3.1 inch

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: FT-101ZD [Mk III] - Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 342 x 157 x 326 mm / 13.5 x 6.2 x 12.8 inch

• Notes
• Yaesu KW-Transceiver FT-101ZD.
  Frequenzbereiche: 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, 40 m, 80 m, 160 m; 5,0-5,5 MHz nur WWV-Empfang; für den Betrieb auf den WARC-Bändern vorbereitet; Betriebsarten: SSB, CW, AM; Sender-Eingangsleistung: 180 W bei SSB und CW, 50 W bei AM.
  Batteriebetrieb über einen optionalem Spannungswandler, welcher grundsätzlich lediglich aus 2 Leistungstransistoren auf einem Kühlkörper besteht und den internen Netztransformator als Wandlertrafo verwendet.
  FT-101Z ist identisch, jedoch mit analoger Frequenzanzeige.

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  The MkIII unlike earlier FT101 does not have the connector for the external DC power unit. However the cut-out is covered by a label and the mounting holes are there. Two units examined did have the extra wires in the transformer, so the connector can in theory be added.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 15 kg / 33 lb 0.6 oz (33.04 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 2,348.00 DM

• Source of data
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Schaltbilder aus Original Service-Manual

• Author
• Model page created by Simon Reiger. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 305 models, 289 with images and 139 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo