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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15 / 20 / 40 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W Hi 3.5 W, Lo 350 mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 10.8V DC
Current RX ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) Max 150 mA
TX ? Max 21 A Max 650 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-DC-000701 YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000209R