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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 10-160 m ?
Modulations N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 160-10m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 10 W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 13.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 550 mA max ? ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
? Built-in dummy load
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-009600 YAESU-FT-000301SD YAESU-FC-000757AT