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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.6 A ?
TX - 3 A max Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
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Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
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Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000072 YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-000301S