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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.147-0.284 / 0.525-1.62 / 2.3-21.85 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80m 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 3W High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5V DC (3R6 / AA) 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX - 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x
Dimensions 185 × 115 × 42 mm
(7.28 × 4.53 × 1.65 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 475 gr (1.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital clock with alarm/timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ROBERTS-R-000871 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) YAESU-FT-002400