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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
5.52 MHz 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB 60 dB -40 dB
Audio output 1.5 W 2 W / 3.2 ohms 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 50-100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8 V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 300-500 mA ?
TX 20 A max 16 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 ATLAS-000210 SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM