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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 15-95 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
? 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 640 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 YAESU-FT-000817ND YAESU-VR-000120D