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Handheld UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 450-470 (485) MHz 10-80m 10-160 m (no general coverage)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? 19 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT)

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A max
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-169 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 YAESU-FT-000107