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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 2 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 55 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
?
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000014S YAESU-FT-000890 YAESU-FT-001900R