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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz - 1000 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2036 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 300~500mA Max 2.8 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX - Max 19 A Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232C Twin VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003000 YAESU-FT-001000MP YAESU-FT-000902DM