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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output 1.5 W 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ±10% 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 95-140 mA
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN YAESU-FT-000080C AOR-AR-002700