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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 2,073 ~ USD 2,700
USD 408
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 10 Hz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 YAESU-FT-000080C