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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 24-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
?
Filters ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms 2 watts into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 24-32 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells ?
Current RX ? 350-800 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 PALSTAR-RC000030A RANGER-RCI-002985DX