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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 140-174 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 2.8 / 1 / 0.1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4-16V DC Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX N/A Max 200 mA 45-125 mA
TX - Max 1.2 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 YAESU-FT-000010R YAESU-FT-000060R