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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 136-174 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-10m + WARC
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 100W (50W on 10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 300-700 mA -
TX - 4-10 A 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 2006 and 2009 Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 221 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 YAESU-FT-001802M/E JRC-NSD-000515D