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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion (PLL) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX ? 120 mA typical 425 mA
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 RFSPACE-SDR-IQ