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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) Channelized 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 26.965-27.225 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.225 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 0.5 W 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX ? ? 250 mA
TX - ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000613 RACAL-TRA-000931