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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps Continuous 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne Double-Conversion Superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 250-450 mA 2.2 A max
TX - 2.0 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 YAESU-FT-000817 YAESU-FT-000991A