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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 600 mA 800 mA max 600 mA
TX Max 21 A - 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 KENWOOD-TM-002570A