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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 387 ~ USD 816
EUR 242
EUR 445 ~ EUR 882
USD 633 ~ USD 773
Rating 5 reviews 4 reviews
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 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB 80 dB or better
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 0-100 W 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 2 A 60 VA
TX 20 A 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) YAESU-FT-000990