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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2.5 W Max 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8C-size or 8.5-15.2V DC external 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 70 mA 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX Max 800 mA 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 58 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 2.28 × 7.68 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without batteries 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000690R KENWOOD-TS-000520 YAESU-FTDX-000401B