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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 200-450 mA ?
TX Max 21 A 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080