Yaesu (brand)
Yaesu Musen K. K. (Japanese八 重 洲 无线 株式会社, Yaesu Musen Kabushiki - gaisha ) is a Japanese company that designs and manufactures radios for both the amateur radio as well as for professional use (eg, marine radio ).
Company History
The company was founded in 1956 by the Japanese radio amateur Sako Hasegawa ( Amateur Radio Callsign: JA1MP ) as KK General Terebi Service (株式会社 ゼネラル テレビ サービス, Kabushiki - gaisha Zeneraru Terebi Sābisu ) in Ōta, Tokyo founded. In 1964 the company moved to Yaesu, Chūō, Tokyo, and the name changed to Yaesu Musen KK. At that time the focus was on the development of amateur radio equipment for the short -wave mode.
From the year 1963, the sales of Yaesu radios in Germany was carried out by the company Summer Kamp, a few years later by Richter & Co / Rico radio in Hanover and Dusseldorf. Later found a sale of Rico radio to Stabo electronics, Hildesheim, instead. Until then an independent supplier for marine radio systems - - In 1999 the company was acquired STANDARD. The Yaesu Germany GmbH, established by mid-2001 in Schwalbach am Taunus with sales and service, was then dissolved in Germany and merged with the Dutch branch " Yaesu Europe BV ". Meanwhile, sales in Germany is rearranged and performed by the company hotline SA in Balerna, Switzerland. The official Yaesu Germany web presence is also operated by the Hotline SA.
In 1999 the company moved to Meguro, Tokyo, and in 2000 the name was changed in KK Vertex Standard (株式会社 バーテックス スタンダード, Kabushiki - gaisha Bātekksu Sutandādo ). Under the brand Yaesu amateur radio division was thus only marketed. The Group units in the segments of commercial radio, amateur radio, marine radio sells (brand: Standard Horizon), aeronautical mobile (brand: Vertex Standard ) and radio data (eg barcode scanners), has factories in Japan and the United States and had worldwide in 2007 approximately. 700 employees.
Since January 2008, Motorola held 80 % of the company shares, the following advantages were mutually Vertex devices ( a Yaesu brand) secure the world's low-end range from Motorola and Motorola improved its market presence in Japan.
On 1 January 2012, the amateur, marine and air band was again spun off as an independent company under the old name of Yaesu Musen. The company's headquarters was relocated to Shinagawa, Tokyo. The marine radio is running under the brand Standard Horizon and the air spark at Vertex Standard.
Today the company is directed by Jun Hasegawa, a son of the late company founder.
Amateur Radio products
Portable dual-band products for the European market, for example, the VX- 1R, VX- 2R, VX- 5R, VX- 6R, VX- 7R, VX -8R ( the models VX -5, VX -6, VX- 7 and VX- 8 are three-or four tape devices ). The mobile dual band devices include, for example, the FT -8800 and the station radios FT- 1000MP. Mobile multi-band signal components such as the FT- 857D and FT -100D, all HF bands and 6m, 2m and 70cm amateur radio band in the modes AM, FM, USB, LSB, SSB, CW and (A ) Rated can cover.
More shortwave transceivers are the Yaesu FTDX 9000, FTDX 5000 MP, FT2000, FT950. These all come from a series and have similar functions and operating options. All of these radios have a connection for the "Data Management Unit " Yaesu DMU -2000 and one or more ports for CAT interface ( computer aided transceiver = control the radio using the PC). This is particularly advantageous during contests. Among other things, an antenna control rotor is possible.