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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 3 tubes. 2 x 6JM6 final Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W 150 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 500 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 12V DC or mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 500 mA @ 12 VDC ?
TX ? Max 11 A @ 12 VDC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1966 and 196x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
266.7 × 152.4 × 330.2 mm
(10.50 × 6.00 × 13.00 in)
?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) YAESU-FT-000100-(OLDER) LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A