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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability Better than ±10 ppm ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-35 MHz 10m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 70dB 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 10m
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM  
RF-output 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 11.7 - 15.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 0.7A max 1 A max Max 300 mA
TX 15A max - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002900R ALINCO-DX-R000008 AZDEN-PCS-007800