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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.22 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) 70 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 10 / 25 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX N/A 300-600 mA ?
TX - 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252 SAMCOM-CP-000500