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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? Channelized SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 26.965-27.855 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output 2 W ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 26.965-27.855 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 200W 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/240 V AC) ? 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000501 COMMTRON-VIII YAESU-FT-000080C