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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 0.6-1 A 60 W 60-90 VA
TX Max 22 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D RACAL-RA-003701 RACAL-RA-001778