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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m General coverage 108-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
? 0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection >90 dB! ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 0-100 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC Mains 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX 2 A max ? 200 mA max
TX 20 A max ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
? 60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1267 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C. DSP 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. Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
GPS built-in
No bluetooth
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-FTDX-009000D YAESU-VX-000008GR