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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF VFO
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W ? 8 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) - 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX Max 21 A ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD AMECO-VFO-000621 BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+