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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.09-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC 24V DC or mains 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 36W 750 mA
TX 2-8.5 A - 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000010R JRC-NRD-000302A XIEGU-G000090