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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 4 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT system ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000780R YAESU-FT-000980 DRAGON-SS-000797