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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 15/20/40 m 137-174 MHz
Modulations SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 15/20/40 m 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) 100 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains Mains 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? ? 45 mA typical
TX ? ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP YAESU-VX-000120