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General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (t.b.d.) 2MHz - 3.0 GHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
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Selectivity ? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
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Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system IF-DSP ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output ? Line + Headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply Mains
Current RX ? 36W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 2009 and in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007070 TEN-TEC-RX-000400 YAESU-FTDX005000