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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C)
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) Better than 0.2 µV
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
21.7 MHz & 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground
Current RX ? 300-600 mA
TX - 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 130 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-001500M