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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver
Dual mode (digital + analog) handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 3.2-16 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   FM   DV  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? < 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
400 Hz - 3 kHz ?
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 8ohm load about 0.1W 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 4-5 W @ 13.8 V 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ±10% 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 60 mA 100 mA max
TX ? 800 mA 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 201x and 201x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
122 × 60 × 38 mm
(4.80 × 2.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) 235 gr (8.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
SMS function
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000080C YOUKITS-HB-000001B YANTON-DM-000980