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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 0-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
0-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB  
RF-output 20 W 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000110 YAESU-FT-000817ND YAESU-FT-000180A