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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 850 mW > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ? 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10 V AC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1999 and 20xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
205 × 74 × 140 mm
(8.07 × 2.91 × 5.51 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 625 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alarm clock DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000200 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000244CLT KENWOOD-TM-003530A