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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147.995 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 6-10.3V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA ?
TX - 1-2 A Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 ICOM-IC-V000082 YAESU-FT-000301S