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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 15m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz 137-174 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations USB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations USB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground Mains
Current RX ? 300-600 mA ?
TX ? 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions ? 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-KAPPA-000015 YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000401B