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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 260 mW @ 32 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/400 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% Mains + 9V backup battery
Current RX ? ? 5 W
TX - Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
Weight 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) YAESU-FT-008800R RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT