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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 1-50 W (AM: 0-25 W) 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ?
TX Max 15 A Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000551D YAESU-FT-000301SD