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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz General coverage ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m (10-11-12m blocked in USA version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode  
RF-output 10 / 45 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) SSB: 1200W PEP, CW: 1200W, AM: 550W, FSK: 600W (100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % Mains Mains
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX 3.7-9 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
? 390 × 130 × 400 mm
(15.35 × 5.12 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? ? 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST YAESU-FL-007000