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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY General coverage 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC Mains Mains
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories 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. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FTDX-009000D KENWOOD-TS-000530SP