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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
Selectivity ? ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX ? ? 45 mA typical
TX - ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1971 Between 2000 and 2005 Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions ? 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. DSP Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V YAESU-VX-000120