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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF / 50m Transceiver | 100W | 32-bit DSP

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +122 °F [–10 °C to +50 °C])
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz ? AM/CW/SSB: 1/10 Hz, FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) - 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
0.16 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (BW: 15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (28 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.35 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? CW/RTTY/PKT 0.5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less
SSB 2.4 kHz or better 3.6 kHz or less
AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less
FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? HF: ≥ 70 dB 6m: ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 80-10 m
160 m optional
1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100-120W 60 W 5-100 W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 (16.7-150 depending on band)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC ± 10% (Negative Ground)
Current RX 3 A - 1.8-2.1 A
TX 20 A ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 2012 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 365 × 115 × 312 mm
(14.37 × 4.53 × 12.28 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
? Hi-perf crystal roofing filters
4.3 inch TFT screen
High speed spectrum scope
32-bit IF-DSP
9 MHz IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
USB, CAT and µ-tune ports
3 × SO-239 connectors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A YAESU-FTDX003000