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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 1.75-30 MHz
160-10 m
76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC + SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9 V DC 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX N/A - 600 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
64 × 190 × 57 mm
(2.52 × 7.48 × 2.24 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B MFJ-000207 ICOM-IC-T000010