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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2m (6m and 70cm optional) 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: <0.15 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2m (6m and 70cm optional) 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 10 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 1.5 A Max 700 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 4.5 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
334 × 129 × 315 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 12.40 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) without options 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X YAESU-FT-000726R KENWOOD-TM-000231A