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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  15m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 15 m General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Jensen speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 20 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
? ?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A KANTRONICS-KT-000115 YAESU-FTDX-009000D