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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.05-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.5-15.2V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 70 mA ? ?
TX Max 800 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
? ?
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000290R WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008709-2 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711