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

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains
Current RX ? 115 mW typical ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1931 and 1942 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions ? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000003 YUPITERU-MVT-007500 YAESU-FT-000401B