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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 4 W 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX ? ? 250 mA
TX ? ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
- ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000201S SBE-TAHOE-000040 RACAL-TRA-000931