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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 0.001 %
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 28.245-29.655 / 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5 W at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 28.245-29.655 / 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
NB/ANL
Echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 YAESU-FT-000890 RANGER-RCI-000063FFC2