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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 140-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10/20/40/80 m - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 30 W ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 250 mA (no signal) ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1941 in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 2000
Dimensions ? ? 160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030 TEN-TEC-001254 YAESU-FT-002500M