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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
2 band SSB transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 7.0-7.085 / 14.15-14.33 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
? 0.3 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
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Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters ?
Receiver system ? DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 7.0-7.085 / 14.15-14.33 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W ? 3.5-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 10.8-13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? 70-80 mA
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
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Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 KENWOOD-TS-000590 YOUKITS-TJ000002A