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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/400 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
Weight 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) 20-404 YAESU-FT-000225RD