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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ±150 / ±1500 / ±3500 Hz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.2 MHz (?)
2nd: 200 kHz (?)
Image rejection 50 dB ≥60dB ?
Audio output External speaker/headphones required ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   -
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 4W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains (127 or 220V AC) or 24V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 198x and 199x in East Germany
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
540 × 133 × mm
(21.26 × 5.24 × 0.00 in)
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000400 PUXING-PX-000666 RFT-EKD-000700