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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? within ± 150 Hz
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 10 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? 0.5 A
TX Max 21 A ? 3.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000007 YAESU-FT-000070