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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000902DM ZODIAC-M-005026 SBE-SENTINEL-VI