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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ±2.5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
0.009-6000 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB 0.16µV (12dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db 12.5 / 25 kHz 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion Down converter (3150-6000 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 4 ohms 500mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
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Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 100 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC 10-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 - 1500 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000201S WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P AOR-AR-006000