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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
? FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% ? 12-16 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
? 180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 ZODIAC-MB-005012 WHISTLER-TRX-000002