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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 50-54 MHz 0.03-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? Pre-amp off: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Pre-amp on: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 1...15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 13.5-350 mA
TX - ? 0.82-2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 2016 and 20xx in Ukraine
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
? 149 × 50 × 130 mm
(5.87 × 1.97 × 5.12 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 CHEROKEE-AH-000050 MINI-SW002016