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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF long-range mobile radio
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 / 10 / 6.25 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ≤0.20 µV / ≤0.25 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 500mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470MHz / 450-520 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 10/25/50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15% (11.7-15.8V) Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
185 × 56 × 170 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 6.69 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Detachable front panel ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 LISHENG-UT000858 HEATHKIT-SB-000620