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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 2.8 400 mA
TX ? Max 19 A Max 5.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 YAESU-FT-001000MP KENWOOD-TR-007700