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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 730
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 4 A
TX 20 A max 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 ICOM-IC-000732S