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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 0.1-1300 MHz 80-10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
?
Selectivity ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? 115 mW typical ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions ? 60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
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. CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST YUPITERU-MVT-007500 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190