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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile 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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 4 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 13.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 125 × 38 × 103 mm
(4.92 × 1.50 × 4.06 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Optional S-meter CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-FT-000817ND PRESIDENT-WILLIAM