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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 160-10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz
Image rejection 50 dB >60dB
Audio output External speaker/headphones required 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/120Ω 50/100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? 70W max
TX ? 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000400 NEC-CQ-000110