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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
WLAN Radio

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 2.4 / 5 GHz WiFi channels
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   DV  
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)
2.4 / 5 GHz WiFi channels
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   DV  
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 100 mW EIRP

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 2004 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
? ?
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. License free
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX YAESU-FT-000817ND ICOM-IP000100H