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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m - 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W ? 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile 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 ? ? 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' YAESU-FRDX-000400 BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP