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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 13.5V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX - ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016 YAESU-FT-000200 YAESU-FT-000007B