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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations N-AM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
?
Filters ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up.
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV  
RF-output ? HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz +13.8V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - 24 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007700 ICOM-IC-009100