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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack General coverage 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker. ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 1943 in USA Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-SR RME-000009 YAESU-FTM-006000E