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HF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Selectivity ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
Filters 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 20-100 W SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A 0.5 A
TX ? 20 A max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CORSAIR-II TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 YAESU-FT-000480R