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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 20 mW-5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ?V DC 4-12V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 16-195 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 YAESU-FT-000404R YAESU-FT-000051R