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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? 2 x-tal controlled channels
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 12V DC ?
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
? 150 × 32 × 57 mm
(5.91 × 1.26 × 2.24 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ? Tone call
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YUPITERU-MVT-005000 LAFAYETTE-HA-000073A