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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 140-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO YAESU-FT-002400 YAESU-FT-000950