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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
General coverage 80-10m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 10 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

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. ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000780R YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190