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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < 10 p.p.m. (< 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-4) 0-50C ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.01 / 0.1 (CW/SSB) 0.1 / 1 (AM/FM) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
0.05-30 MHz 0.495–999.990MHz MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? < .25 µV 1.8-30 MHz SSB
< 1 µV 1.8-30 MHz AM
(S+N/N=10dB)
FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
Selectivity ? AM-Wide: 6.0 kHz
AM-Narrow: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM (opt.): 15.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system TRF with regeneration Double Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.21 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.4 W, 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144–146 / 430–440MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 1994 and 2000 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 230 × 92 × 236 mm
(9.06 × 3.62 × 9.29 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? FM optional
CAT interface
12/24h Clock
DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
Accessories External PSU: National 3580B ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 YAESU-FRG-000100 ICOM-IC-E000080D