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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.01-60 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters 3/6/15 kHz Software controlled ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-6m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ± 10% 12/24 V DC
Current RX 80 VA max 1.5A ?
TX 450 VA max 30A max 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2008 and 20xx in Denmark
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
SDR (Software Defined Radio) Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C SAILOR-RT002048