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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver
2 m transmitting converter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
143.9-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
143.9-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 1 / 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 or(!) 24 V DC ?
Current RX 50 W 500 mA ?
TX - 5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRDX-000400 SAILOR-RT000144 DRAKE-TC-000002