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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 4 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC Mains 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FTDX-000401B KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)