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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA/Australia)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A Max 1 A 74-240 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 10.5 A 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK 9K6 packet ready CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X ICOM-IC-000281H YAESU-FT-000005DR