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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheteodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5, Low 1: 0.5 W 800 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC ? Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX 8-190 mA ? 65 W
TX Max 1.6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1984 and 1988 Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
?
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000816 ZODIAC-P-002402FM EDDYSTONE-000556