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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
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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)
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W 5 W max FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 16-190 mA ?
TX Max 2 A 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301SD YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-001000