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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 35 mA 300-500 mA ?
TX 450 mA max Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 YAESU-FT-000212RH YAESU-FT-000730R