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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
FM Modulation Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  None 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 25-500 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 438-450 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 1/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 1.2 A 600 mA ?
TX 20 A max 3.4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
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Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 HEATHKIT-HW-000024 LAMPKIN-TYPE-000205A