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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 148-174 / 450-470 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16 W 0.5 A Max 2 A
TX - 21 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000010 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FT-000847