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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 10 Hz - 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 0.3 W 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WARC 0-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 5 W max FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC 13.5 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16-190 mA 2 A ?
TX 1.6 A max 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Twin RX IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000757GX YAESU-FT-000180A