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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 295 ~ USD 745
USD 193
EUR 387
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-160 m (no general coverage)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 400 mA 1.5 A max
TX 18 A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) YAESU-FT-000107