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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input) SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ?
TX Max 20 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
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Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101 YAESU-FT-000902DM YAESU-FT-000250R