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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Waterproof handheld

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-173 MHz 160-10 m + WWV Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? -8 dB μV (@ 12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 60 mW (@ 4 Ω, 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-10 m Fixed channels in the 70cm band
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AFSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 10 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W 10 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Single AA-battery
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 129 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.08 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
57 × 88 × 16.5 mm
(2.24 × 3.46 × 0.65 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 95 gr (3.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 29 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? Simplex and repeater modes
Waterproof and dust proof according to IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000150 YAESU-FT-000901DM YAESU-SR-000070