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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 11.5 A 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-005100 HEATHKIT-SB-000500