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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.0 ppm Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
10 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 μV (28 - 30 MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1 μV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 μV (1.8 - 30 MHz)
MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W (8 ohm, 10%), 4 W (4 ohm, 10%) 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   GMSK   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW: 10/100 W, AM: 4/40 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 1.2 A ?
TX Max 11.5 A 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 2004 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
178 × 58 × 228 mm
(7.01 × 2.28 × 8.98 in)
?
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-005100 ALINCO-DX-000801 SAILOR-R001119