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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF | Color display | Digital Audio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. (-20 ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option General coverage 108-470 / 800-999 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? 108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.16 µV
470-540 MHz: 0.3 µV
540-899 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 12 / 30 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 / 44.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? 4 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 2m / 70cm
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) 5 / 20 / 50 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX N/A ? 0.5 A
TX - ? 10.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? 140 × 72 × 20 mm
(5.51 × 2.83 × 0.79 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) (panel + chassis + cable)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO 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. Color display
GPS / APRS
Packet 1200/9600 bd ready
Spectrum scope
ARTS
Bluetooth
Twin RX
MicroSD slot
500 memories per band
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST YAESU-FTM-000400D