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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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 ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 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 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
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 Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

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 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 36 W 0.6-1 A
TX - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A YAESU-FT-000897