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Base Station VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  4m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 30-330 MHz MW: 520-1800 kHz
SW: 5.66-12.62 MHz FM: 85-110 MHz
WX: 162.400-162.55 MHz
0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output - ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU ? 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 2009 and 200x Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
? 266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Flashlight
Emergency beacon
Emergency siren
Hand-crank + Solar powered
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG ETÓN-FR000500 YAESU-FTDX000010