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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ?
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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)
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Selectivity 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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 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 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack Mains
Current RX 0.6-1 A 60 W
TX Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D RACAL-RA-003701