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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF 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)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 1.6-12 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W 30/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 16.7/150 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 11-15 V DC
Current RX Max 2.2 A ? 500 mA max
TX Max 22 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
? 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 127 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000920AF RFT-SEG-000100 ELAD-FDM-000077