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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX Max 1.1 A 100 W
TX Max 21 A 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A