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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
? ?
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
5.25 MHz 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains or batteries 13.8V DC
Current RX 250-450 mA ? Max 500 mA
TX 2.0 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready 15 tubes ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027 GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225