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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz (with gaps) 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz 0.5 µV
87.3-107.9 MHz ((S+N)/N 30 dB) 1.0 µV
108-136.99166 MHz 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz 0.7 µV
(S+N)/N 20 dB unless noted
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Selectivity ? +/-8 kHz -6 dB
+/-17 kHz -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? 8 W 68 mA
TX ? - Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NOAA Wx alert
FM broadcast receive
No Mil-Air and no Trunking
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000707 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000405 MIZUHO-MX-000006X