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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / 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  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

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 SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Drawn from ISA-bus Drawn from PCI interface
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station PC-card PC-card

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 WINRADIO-WR-G000303I WINRADIO-WR-G000315I