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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Conitnuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-999 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM) ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ≥ 200 mW at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 2m / 70cm 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 100 mW ... 5 W 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 4-14 V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 45-240 mA ?
TX ? 2 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2015 and 201x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 60 × 95 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.30 in)
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Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1206 channels in 7 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215C YAESU-FT-000001XDE SWAN-CUBIC-000700