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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 50 kHz - 30 MHz 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ≥60dB
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 201x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
? 55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000600 PUXING-PX-000328