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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 10-160 m + WARC 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) 100 W max 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 32 W 380 mA max
TX ? 295 W 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
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. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Reversable LCD
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-009000MP KENWOOD-TS-000830M BAOFENG-A000052