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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
External VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-56 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) 100 / 100 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC 1 A (squelched) ?
TX ? Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000450 YAESU-FV-000101B