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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) Software defined
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? 55 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA max
TX Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008900R ELAD-FDM-000077