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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz 50-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external) ?
Current RX ? Max 150 mA ?
TX ? Max 1.9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
133 × 128 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.04 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A YAESU-VX-000005R HEATHKIT-HM-002102