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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 4 A 60 W
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 104 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS. Packet connectors. Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-007800-(OLDER) ICOM-IC-000732 RACAL-RA-006772