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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 108-142 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 60 mW Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT system ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000980 YUPITERU-VT-000125-II COLLINS-000075S-1