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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.15-30 / 87.6-108 MHz 24-1800 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 6V DC or 4×AA cells 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
191 × 120 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 624 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? 8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D SONY-ICF-007600GR AIRSPY-R000002