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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Dual band FM Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ± 2.5 p.p.m. TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system ? ? Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? 65/60 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? 1 W 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10m + WARC 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10W 1 / 4 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX 6A max 1.4 A max 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NSD-000515S BAOFENG-UV-000005R YAESU-FT-000891