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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  None  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 cps after warm-up for 10% drift of line voltage
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
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Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   -
Sensitivity FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
- 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 20 W, Low: 1 W ? 240 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TV-antenne SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50~120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery Mains (100/110/200/220/234 V AC)
Current RX 400-800 mA ? -
TX Max 5 A - 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
381 × 181 × 298 mm
(15.00 × 7.13 × 11.73 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
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Accessories Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750XX SAILOR-R000109 YAESU-FL-000200B