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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 400-490 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion VXO, 3*XTAL/band. Tube final ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 400-490 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 20 W (PEP) 10 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains depending on PSU 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 YAESU-FT-000075 ANYTONE-AT-000588-UHF