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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 15 + 40m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-15 V DC
Current RX 300-800 mA ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 19xx Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT system ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-004033 YAESU-FT-000980 JRC-JST-000010