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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) 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 0.005-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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 ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Digital signal processing Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum 60-70 dB
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - 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   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 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 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? 250-450 mA
TX - 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 YAESU-FT-000817