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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30 kHz - 56 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
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Image rejection 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on 1.8-2.1 A 15 W
TX Max 21 A 23 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
? 320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000902DM YAESU-FTDX001200 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021