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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
30-50 / 150-172 / 450-512 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ? ?
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system ? ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60-70 dB
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
- 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

Antenna BNC KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 12V DC or mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX 55 mA N/A 250-450 mA
TX 700-900 mA - 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ? 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 20-110 YAESU-FT-000817