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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 30-50 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 12V DC or mains 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002008 YAESU-FT-000250R