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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX ? 70 mA
TX ? Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 YAESU-FT-000290R