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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Waterproof handheld

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.531-1300 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? -8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
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Image rejection 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   FM   AFSK  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage 10 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external Single AA-battery
Current RX 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on 200 mA ?
TX Max 21 A 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna 95 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000902DM ALINCO-DJ-G000007T YAESU-SR-000070