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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 100Hz kHz Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX ? - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions ? 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter, BFO. CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000725X MINIX-MR-000073B YAESU-FT-002800M