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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 134-174 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 60 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 0.4-1 A 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - 3-10 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1999 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
160 × 40 × 160 mm
(6.30 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 175 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ARTS, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. PC-programmable. LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 YAESU-FT-002600M BAOFENG-UV-000005R