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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
12.5 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ±10% 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA
TX ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
AIS receiver
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000080C RAYMARINE-RAY000073