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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m 110-180 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC Mains 4-12V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 140 mA
TX - ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
? 57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 150 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 RFT-000215 YAESU-FT-000011R