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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity better than 5 µV (15 µV for 550-1500 kHz) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 5 kHz (6 dB) 25 kHz (40 dB) ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 12V DC or 6×U2 cells 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external)
Current RX 36-180 mA Max 150 mA
TX - Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Great Britain Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
Weight 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs) less batteries 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010 YAESU-VX-000005R