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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Quad-band 4/6/2m/70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
FM: 26-30 / 50-54 / 65-108 / 108-181 / 320-350 / 400-480 / 700-988 MHz
AM: 108-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.25 µV (13 dB SINAD)
700-998 MHz: -97 dBm (13 dB SINAD)
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)
? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
26-30 / 50-54 / 136-175 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1.1 A 8-190 mA 500 mA
TX Max 21 A ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x in China
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
140 × 44 × 207 mm
(5.51 × 1.73 × 8.15 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 1.44 kg (3.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mic
Dual display
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000815 WOUXUN-KG-UV000950P(L)