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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Nixie Tube Frequency Display
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - ? 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations - All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m ? 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ? 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC ? 400-600 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
254 × 89 × 254 mm
(10.00 × 3.50 × 10.00 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 HEATHKIT-SB-000650 ALINCO-DR-000735T