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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W 150 mW / 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50/100 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.-16 V DC 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX ? 50 mA 150 mA
TX ? 950 mA max 550 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
152 × 63 × 35 mm
(5.98 × 2.48 × 1.38 in)
60 × 158 × 38 mm
(2.36 × 6.22 × 1.50 in)
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) excl. battery / antenna 370 gr (13.1 oz) with BA-2
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000401 ALBRECHT-AE-000402 DAIWA-MT-000020