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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX ? 25-200 mA ?
TX - 0.6-1.8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2002 and 200x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-VX-000007R SONY-ICF-002003