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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps XTAL presets Continuous 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 XTAL Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1 W ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1931 and 1932 in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? ? 266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 470 gr (1.0 lbs) batteries included ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-PALM-IV HAMMARLUND-COMET YAESU-FTDX000010