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HF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + 9.9-10.5 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output ? High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? V 13.8V DC +/- 15% +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRDX-000500 YAESU-FT-008900R YAESU-VL-002000