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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous / 1 preset channel Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 6 m 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 2 W 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX ? ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 ICOM-FDAM-000003 YAESU-FT-001000MP