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General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 135 kHz - 30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W max FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 500 mA
TX ? 20 A max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000076 ALINCO-DX-SR000009 XIEGU-X000108G