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Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC or mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX 11 W 1.5 A max ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 1980 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Squelch
AF filter
VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A YAESU-FT-000107 RADIODDITY-GD-000077