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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)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
? ?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 YAESU-FT-000900 LAFAYETTE-HA-000226