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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 100 W 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 1500 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 2004 and 200x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
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Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. 8122 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX YAESU-FT-000817ND NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200