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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.5-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 2-30 MHz 10-80m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2.5 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 2 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? 3.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
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Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000690R-II YAESU-FT-000070 HEATHKIT-SB-000240