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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 6-15V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX ? Max 150 mA ?
TX - Max 1.35 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 YAESU-FT-000727R YAESU-FT-000080C