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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 140-174 MHz 2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? 9 MHz
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) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 180 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 2000 Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? Signal strength meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-FT-002500M YOUKITS-TJ000006A-PRO