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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz ?-? MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Into 50 ohms aerial input, for 10 dB S/N:
AM: <2 µV (50-500 kHz), <1 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
SSB: 1 µV (50-500 kHz), <0.5 µV (0.5-30 MHz)
? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity 2.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 db) with narrow filter
6.5 kHz (-6 dB), 10.2 kHz (-60 dB) with wide filter
? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 65 dB ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Hi-Z - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8LR6/AA internal ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 130-300 mA ? 0.6-1 A
TX - - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1999 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
? 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000150 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000092-(OLDER) YAESU-FT-000897