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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WWV 26.000-69.950 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 26.000-69.950 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W 1 / 15 W 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX ? 240 mA (24V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) transceiver + control box 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 880 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000901DM MILITARY-SEM-000025 RFT-SEG-000015