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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB Better than 70dB
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100-120W 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 3 A 0.7A max
TX 20 A 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 YAESU-FT-002900R