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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX N/A ? 2 A max
TX - - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
350 × 230 × 190 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.48 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Direction Finding facility ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050 SAILOR-R000108 HYTERA-TM-000600