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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band digital transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 1.8-30 / 30-76 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-420 / 420-470 / 470-774 / 774-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne N-FM/ AM:Double-Conversion Superheterodyne FM / AM Radio: Direct-Conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 2-30 MHz 144 / 430 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC 2200 mAh Li-Ion (SBR-14LI)
Current RX Max 1.1 A 0.5 A ?
TX Max 21 A 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
62 × 110 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 4.33 × 1.30 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) With SBR-14LI and Antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1245 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? 1.7" touch screen display
System Fusion compatible
FM friendly digital operation with AMS
Large touch display
Loud and Clear voice technology
Digital Group Monitor (GM)
Image Data Transfer
GPS
1200 / 9600 bps APRS
IPX5 water resistant
MicroSD card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000070 YAESU-FT000002DR