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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.1-100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ~30 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002/100 YAESU-FT-008800R SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A