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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 m 80-10m
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV S/N 10 dB 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 3 W at 4 ohms 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 80-10m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 200W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains Mains (110/240 V AC)
Current RX 300~500mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 YAESU-FT-000201S YAESU-FT-000501