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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 140-174 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W 4 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 2000 Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
150 × 45 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002500M PRESIDENT-TAYLOR-II EDDYSTONE-000730/8