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HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N -
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter) -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 2.5 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m) 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC External high-voltage power supply None
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN YAESU-FT-000290R-II HEATHKIT-HW-000100 HEATHKIT-HM-000015