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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 3.5-30 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB) 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000200 E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT KENWOOD-TM-003530A