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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? External speaker/headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 100 / 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/120Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries Mains 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? ? 1 A (squelched)
TX - ? Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) None 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 YAESU-FTDX-000400 YAESU-FT-000450AT