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Base Station HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   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 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 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 20-100 W Max 100 W SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 1992 and 1996 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 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) YAESU-FT-000480R