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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection 60-70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX 1.2 A ?
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 SONY-ICF-002003