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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop 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  11m (CB)  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 Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   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
? ?
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)
? ?
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DV  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 4 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ±10% ? 7.4 V DC, 2800 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? ? 100 mA max
TX ? ? 1 A max

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital encryption
AMBE5000 vecoder
SMS function
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000080C PACE-CB-000113 YANTON-DM-000980