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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 0.5 p.p.m. 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
-6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
?
Image rejection ? HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB ?
Audio output 3 W at 4 ohms 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm) 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 100 W FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF) 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX ? 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 505 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000201S ICOM-IC-007100 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000