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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX ? ?
TX Max 18 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 YAESU-FRG-000007