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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 280/100 mW FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A ?
TX ? 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000601 YAESU-FT-000897 GALAXY-R-000530