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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX N/A ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO Twin RX DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B YAESU-FT-001000D KENWOOD-TM-002530A