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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 4m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz - 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 2W ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 3 A @ 117 VAC 500mA
TX 4 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1974 and 1978 Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-004001 YAESU-FL-000101 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500