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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 15 + 40m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W 1/5 W 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
? 250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CAT system DTMF, CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000980 HEATHKIT-HW-000024HT JRC-JST-000010