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Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
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Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-30 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1.2 kW ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) 12 V DC
Current RX ? 60-90 VA 2 A
TX ? - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 240 × 129 × 309 mm
(9.45 × 5.08 × 12.17 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FC-000102 RACAL-RA-001778 SEMCOSET-SELECTO