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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 137-174 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
80-10m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 200W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) Mains (110/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 45 mA typical ?
TX - 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 YAESU-VX-000120 YAESU-FT-000501