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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 2 m (200 kHz per XTAL) 0.535-30 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 4 XTALS ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m (200 kHz per XTAL) - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 1 W ? 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains 4-16V DC
Current RX ? N/A Max 200 mA
TX ? - Max 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-SB-000002X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 YAESU-FT-000010R