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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
USD 1,015 ~ USD 1,473
EUR 1,142
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A Max 2.8
TX Max 20 A Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX Twin VFO
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 YAESU-FT-001000MP