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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-80 m 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-80 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 50 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-14V DC 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 400 mA 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A 25-200 mA
TX 18 A max ? 0.6-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 2002 and 200x
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) TEN-TEC-TRITON-I YAESU-VX-000007R