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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 30-50 MHz 2m (6m and 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: <0.15 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 2m (6m and 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? 1.5 A
TX Max 20 A - Max 4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 197x and 1971 Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
? 334 × 129 × 315 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 12.40 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) YAESU-FT-000726R