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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-18 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX 0.8-1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 YAESU-FT-ONE EDDYSTONE-000870