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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB 50 dB
Audio output ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A ?
TX Max 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO YAESU-FTDX-000400