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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A
TX ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 YAESU-FTM-006000E