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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 108-180 / 320-480 / 810-1000 MHz * 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 70 W Max 0.5 A 75-380 mA
TX - Max 11.5 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
140 × 38 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.54 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 262 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DCS ARTS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX. VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 YAESU-FT-007100M RADIODDITY-GA-000510