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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? -
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) -
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) -
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
? ?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC ±15% None
Current RX 1.2 A ? -
TX 20 A max Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
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Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FT-008800R ICOM-SP-000020