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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 118-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? 80 VA max
TX Max 16 A ? 450 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1991 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 AZDEN-PCS-006000 YAESU-FT-002000