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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 507 ~ USD 538
EUR 414 ~ EUR 724
USD 381 ~ USD 707 (similar rigs)
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 10 kHz roofing 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection 70 dB 74 dB typical
Audio output ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 100 / 100 W 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX 1 A (squelched) 550 mA
TX Max 22 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450AT TEN-TEC-000539