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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10.8V DC +/-10% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45-150 mA 600 mA max
TX - 250-800 mA 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Scanning. CTCSS option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 YAESU-FT-000207R KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II