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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX - 1 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 YAESU-FT-000209RH YAESU-FT-000890