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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range General coverage 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
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Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-009000D AKD-HF000003 SBE-KEY/COM-001000