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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 140-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC ?V DC
Current RX 35 mA ?
TX 450 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Band scope.
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 YAESU-VX-000150