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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz 110-180 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 4-12V DC
Current RX - 6 W max Max 140 mA
TX ? - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1984 Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions ? 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 150 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VANGUARD RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 YAESU-FT-000011R