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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 137-174 MHz 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
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Selectivity ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
80-10 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) Mains
Current RX ? 45 mA typical ?
TX - 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 1982 and 1986
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
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Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 YAESU-VX-000120 INTRACO-TIIC-I