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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 538 ~ USD 775
EUR 442 ~ EUR 647
GBP 579
USD 298 ~ USD 554 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ± 2.0 ppm
Tuning steps CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
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)
AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
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
AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) > 70 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.6-1 A 1.2 A
TX Max 22 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897D ALINCO-DX-000801