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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
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Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system Single conversion SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 2.2 A max 2.0 A
TX - 22 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 2016 and 202x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR YAESU-FT-000991A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600