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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7-15.8V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 750 mA
TX ? 2-8.5 A 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions ? 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET YAESU-FTM-000010R XIEGU-G000090