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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) 10 ppm (0 to 60° C)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 0.15-1500 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. 65dB
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio 0.2W (8 ohm load)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Drawn from PCI interface ?
Current RX Max 2 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station PC-card Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000847 WINRADIO-WR-G000315I WINRADIO-WR-001550E