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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 10-80 m 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 10 kHz roofing 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 100 / 100 W ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 22 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
? 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450 STAR-SR-000700E DRAGON-SS-000797