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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? PLL
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
?
Image rejection 80 dB ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz)
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 150 W (200 W high power option) SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - F-type + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells)
Current RX ? Max 2.2 A 510-830 mA
TX Max 40 A Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s) 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
ANL
Dual clock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 YAESU-FT-000920AF TECSUN-HAM-002000