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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 0.1-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (2m band)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC ?
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
58 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) antenna and battery included ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope 12 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 YAESU-VR-000500 LOWE-ASV-001515