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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF+6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) 10-160 m 1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.15 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz ? ?
Audio output 200 mW nominal ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 160-10 / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 100 W 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC / 6 AA cells 12V DC or mains 10.5-15.0 V DC
Current RX 55 mA 600 mA 350 mA
TX - Max 21 A 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
? ?
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-135 YAESU-FT-000101EE LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011