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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 30 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 30 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 20 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000130 YAESU-FT-005100 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080