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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m HF 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m HF -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) ? -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/100 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 110-310 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
? 68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000401B YAESU-FT-000850M UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT