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QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 2m (6m and 70cm optional) 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: <0.15 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) Better than 60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 2m (6m and 70cm optional) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 10 W 0.5-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX Max 1.1 A 1.5 A 660 mA
TX Max 21 A Max 4.5 A 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
334 × 129 × 315 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 12.40 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) without options 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000726R XIEGU-X005105