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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters 10 kHz roofing 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 / 100 W 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450 RFT-SEG-000015