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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance ? 16.7/150 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 2.2 A 60-90 VA
TX - Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 215 × 125 × 35 mm
(8.46 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 575 gr (1.3 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 45 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-009914 YAESU-FT-000920AF RACAL-RA-001778