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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 28-29.699 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 28-29.699 MHz 15-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX Max 22 A ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000857D DRAGON-SS-000497P HEATHKIT-SB-000201