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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
0.98-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 0.5-13 kHz ?
Filters ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
- 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary SMA
Impedance 50/100 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC 7V DC NiMH battery or 6-16V DC external
Current RX ? 10 VA approx. ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
?
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Gain Control CTCSS/DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000401 RACAL-RA-001217 YAESU-FT-000250R