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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability better than ± 5 p.p.m. ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 0.009-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
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Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 8 Ohm 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 100 W (AM: 25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 45-125 mA 2 A ?
TX Max 1.5 A 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI). Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
4 programmable GPIO's
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000060R YAESU-FT-000757GX-II AIRSPY-HF+