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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + 8 broadcast bands 10-160 m + 9.9-10.5 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? V +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 152 × 305 mm
(13.39 × 5.98 × 12.01 in)
? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000101 YAESU-FRDX-000500 YAESU-VL-002000