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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 1.6 A ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 1984 and 1988
Dimensions ? 160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DSP, CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR YAESU-FT-000100D ZODIAC-P-003106