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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 420 mA
TX - ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
? 175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007700 SAMCOM-CP-000500 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A