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VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz
Converter for 10m OSCAR communication
26.965-27.255 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 4 W HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 0.3-1.3 A ?
TX ? 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 375 × 130 × 310 mm
(14.76 × 5.12 × 12.20 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? - ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-002700 TRAM-XL YAESU-FTDX000010