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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range - 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 10 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 2.2 A max
TX ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT
Accessories ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A YAESU-FT-000991A