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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
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Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
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Image rejection ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ?
Audio output ? > 2W at 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) - 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 3/3 W ? 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 600 mA 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 500 mA
TX Max 7 A - 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.61 in)
220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Portable

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002700RH AOR-AR-002300 XIEGU-X000108G