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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz (-30°C +60°C)
Tuning steps ? Channelized Rx: 0.01 kHz, Tx: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage) 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.49-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? >60db at –1 KHz
Filters 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) 3.5 W 150 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains ? 11.6-15.6V DC
Current RX 1.5 A max ? 1.5 A max
TX 20 A max ? 17 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
? 314 × 99 × 315 mm
(12.36 × 3.90 × 12.40 in)
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) ? 4.45 kg (9.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
? Detachable front panel
RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000107 LAFAYETTE-HB-000023 SEA-000235R