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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - General coverage 0.5-15 / 48-999 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) High: 5/5/4.5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3/0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 7.2V DC (internal), 13.8V DC (external)
Current RX - ? Max 150 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 58 × 88 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.46 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? ? 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST YAESU-VX-000005R