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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 5,586
AUD 387
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection 80 dB >70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 150 W (200 W high power option) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 YAESU-FT-000102