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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands ? 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - ? Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF TEN-TEC-DELTA-II YAESU-FT-000680R