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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/120 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight ? 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000570 YAESU-VL-002000