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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Quad conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX Max 2.8 ?
TX Max 19 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Twin VFO Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077