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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 160-10 m + WWV 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 60 dB Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 160-10 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W 3/15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX 0.8-1.8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 YAESU-FT-000901DM RFT-SEG-000015