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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (VFO) 108-520 / 700-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (XTAL) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output 15 W (input) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
368 × 352 × 146 mm
(14.49 × 13.86 × 5.75 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1054 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS & DCS 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-II YAESU-FT-008800R HEATHKIT-SA-002060A