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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-0.4 / 0.535-1.65 / 2-4 / 5.85-10.3 / 11.4-18.2 / 87.5-108 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 108-180 / 320-480 / 810-1000 MHz *
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
?
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands High: 50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC (8R20/D cells + one more for the backlight) 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.8 A Max 0.5 A
TX - 20 A max Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
140 × 38 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.54 in)
Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 262 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Detachable head. CTCSS & DCS ARTS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-WR-004000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 YAESU-FT-007100M