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HF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? 1 p.p.b. Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)   AM  
Sensitivity ? 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? Tracking RF filters ?
Receiver system 3 tubes. 2 x 6JM6 final Direct sampling SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 120 dB -40 dB
Audio output ? - 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)   AM  
RF-output 150 W (PEP input) ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB port) 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA @ 12 VDC ? ?
TX Max 11 A @ 12 VDC - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x Between 2019 and 202x in China Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 266.7 × 152.4 × 330.2 mm
(10.50 × 6.00 × 13.00 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000100-(OLDER) AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040