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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM) 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-75 MHz 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
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Selectivity ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe) 136-520 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 40 W HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
8 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC ± 15% 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2020 and 202x Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
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Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EICO-000723 YAESU-FTDX000010 RADTEL-RT-000900