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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 150 mA 0.6 A
TX ? Max 700 mA 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions ? 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight ? 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN JRC-JST-000110D YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FT-000221R