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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 404 ~ USD 859
USD 942 ~ USD 1,098
EUR 616 ~ EUR 770
CAD 870
Rating No reviews yet 5 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A Max 2 A
TX Max 23 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO YAESU-FT-000847