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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX ? ?
TX - 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 MAGNUM-S-000009