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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-999 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 2m / 70cm 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output Max 100 W 5 W HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX - 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on) ?
TX ? 2 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2012 and 20xx Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? 60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight ? 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FLDX-000400 YAESU-FT-000001D YAESU-FTDX000010