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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quad conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 2.8 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ?
TX Max 19 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
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Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Twin VFO ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP YAESU-FT-000902DM MIDLAND-004001