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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB
Selectivity ? ? SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.1 W @ 10% THD ? 3 W at 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006500W RFT-000210 YAESU-FT-000201S