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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 135 W PEP 5 W max

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX 35 W ?
TX 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 YAESU-FT-000003DE