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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output 8 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 110-120 / 220-240V AC 13.5V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
?
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Bandspread in ham bands ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YAESU-FT-000007B MIDLAND-000013-885