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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 100 kHz - 30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 2.8 600 mA max
TX ? Max 19 A 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 YAESU-FT-001000MP KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II