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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
5 band SSB transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 3-18.2 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.3 µV Better than 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 / -60dB:
12 kHz / 28 kHz (Wide)
9 kHz / 22 kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 9 MHz 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70dB
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m 144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz (Asia)
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 5 W 80 / 30 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 10.5-12.5 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 260 mA 0.7A max
TX ? ? 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 2013 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
- Massive Heatsink guarantees 80 Watts of RF Power with No Cooling Fan Needed
(Four selectable power output levels are provided: 80/30/10/5 Watts)
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output for noisy environments
- Large 6 Digit Backlit LCD ensure excellent visibility
- Excellent Receiver Performance
- Alpha-Numeric Channel Display
- 200 Memory Channels for serious users
- CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built in
- Versatile Scanning Capability
- WX Channels with "Severe Weather" Alert
- Smart Search Operation
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 YOUKITS-TJ000002B YAESU-FT-002980R