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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

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
300-336 MHz: 0.8 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
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Selectivity ? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 5 / 20 / 50 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 11.7-15.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - 12 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
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Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE RADIODDITY-GD-000077