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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - 0.5 A ?
TX ? 3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
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Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, RIT Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 YAESU-FT-000480R YAESU-FT-001000