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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 W 10/7 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7-15.8V DC 8.5-15.2V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 70 mA
TX ? 8.5 A Max 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I STANDARD-FTM-000010S YAESU-FT-000290R