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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 3.5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ? Mains
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 MIDLAND-000013-882C YAESU-FTDX-000401B