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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25µV ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 60dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 7.4V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
184 × 57 × 220 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 8.66 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Instant channel 9
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD WOUXUN-KG-000703E COBRA-000029-LTD-CHR