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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 12 / 30 kHz ?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W) 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 500 mA 750 mA
TX Max 21 A 8.5 A 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD TYT-TH-009800 XIEGU-G000090