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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 362
USD 49
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output External speaker/headphones required 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 50~60 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/120Ω 40-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 1966 and 1970
Dimensions 400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
Weight 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX-000400 SBE-SB-000034