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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-3000 MHz 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 25-190 mA 0.5 A
TX ? - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2012 and 200x Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions ? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215C AOR-AR-008200DU YAESU-FTM-006000E