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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes Double conversion superheteodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX - Max 20 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) YAESU-FT-000650 ALINCO-DR-000735E