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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W High: 25/10 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep N-type -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX - Max 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Twin RX Scanning. CTCSS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 YAESU-FT-006200 YAESU-FT-000720R