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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) HF 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
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Selectivity N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) ? Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) HF 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) ? ~30 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground 28 V 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 10 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
? 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000350 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-C SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A