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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 75 W 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external)
Current RX 600 mA ? 16-150 mA
TX Max 21 A ? 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 1997 and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
Weight ? ? 125 gr (4.4 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101EE SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 YAESU-VX-000001R