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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 2.5/0.3 W 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 5.5-13V DC ?
Current RX ? 20-100 mA ?
TX - 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 YAESU-FT-000203R ZODIAC-M-005026