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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 29-54/137-174/406-512 MHz 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 5200 kHz ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC, 12V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
68 × 162 × 40 mm
(2.68 × 6.38 × 1.57 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(NEWER) YAESU-FT-000480R