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General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 12 W 0.5 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
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Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 YAESU-FT-000101