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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 1.6-12 MHz 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity 60 dB ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.4 kHz 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system ? superheterodyne Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 1.6-12 MHz 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 3/15 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC, batteries 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX 0.8-1.8 A ? 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
374 × 110 × 390 mm
(14.72 × 4.33 × 15.35 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 RFT-SEG-000015 YAESU-FT-000891