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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) General coverage 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 2 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 5 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC Mains 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack)
Current RX 68 mA ? ?
TX Max 600 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
? 60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000021S YAESU-FTDX-009000D KYD-IP-VU000001A