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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage) 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (75 W AM) SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max Max 2 A
TX ? 20 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions ? 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000250 YAESU-FT-000107 YAESU-FT-000847