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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 ppm ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 100 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 600 mA 0.5 A 74-240 mA
TX Max 21 A 10 A 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FTM-000350 YAESU-FT-000005DR