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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FT-000201 YAESU-FT-000811