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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2 A
TX - - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-BCR-000101 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 YAESU-FT-000847