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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
4-band HF transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C) ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
0.3 µV 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 3/6/15 kHz 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP) ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 9 V DC
Current RX 80 VA max 250-270 mA ?
TX 450 VA max 1200 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2013 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
128×64 pixels LCD Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000 LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004 WHISTLER-WS001010