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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? 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 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 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 AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 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 SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX 0.9 A 250-450 mA
TX 22 A max 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 YAESU-FT-000817