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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations All mode   FM   N-FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations All mode   FM   N-FM   CW  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.7A max ?
TX ? 15A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 YAESU-FT-002900R TEN-TEC-R004040