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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
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Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX 100W approx. 500-660 mA ?
TX - 2.5-5.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Volume Control 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FT-000980