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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV   AM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1.1 A 2.1A max ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1975 and 1984
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 ICOM-IC-000080AD ZODIAC-M-005012