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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  ? 6m 
Freq. stability better than ± 5 p.p.m. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 8 Ohm 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ? SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external) Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 100-260 V AC
Current RX 45-125 mA 80 W ?
TX Max 1.5 A - 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
? ?
Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) ? 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI). ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000060R EDDYSTONE-000730/6 9005800