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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 2.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? CAT system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO YAESU-FT-000980