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Desktop Linear Amplifier
Base Station CB Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 10 kHz / 1 MHz 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range ? 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 10.695 MHz
455 kHz
69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? 65 dB 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 2.5 W 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range ? 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? SSB: 100 W, AM/FM/CW: 50 W HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.2 A max
TX ? ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Brazil Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight ? ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4 × 811 tubes ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DELTA-001000 CRT-HERCULE-TURBO YAESU-FT-000991