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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-29.9 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts at 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ?
TX - Max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007000 YAESU-FT-008900R