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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop LF/MF/VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 150-250 / 600-1550 kHz / 87.5-100 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells Mains
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 195x and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 EDDYSTONE-000820