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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 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 5 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
? 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 ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 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 ? ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.1 A 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V ?
TX 2.5-6.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 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 DRAKE-UV-000003E HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 YAESU-FTDX000010