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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 26.005-29.995 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 26.005-29.995 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 12 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 1982 in Hong Kong Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 172 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.77 in)
210 × 65 × 255 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 10.04 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.75 kg (6.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM/SSB DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-FM-000240 MIDLAND-007001 YAESU-FTDX005000