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HF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
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
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Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
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)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 1-20 W 100 / 100 W 500 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% Mains (100~240V AC auto sensing)
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 6 A Max 22 A 6 A @ 240V AC, 12 A @ 110V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 2007 and 2010 Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
345 × 145 × 390 mm
(13.58 × 5.71 × 15.35 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Input power: 20W / 50W manual switchable
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Overcurrent protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) YAESU-FT-000450AT TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000500V