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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 0.1-30 MHz 10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB or better 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 100 W (25 W AM) High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 60 VA Max 300 mA
TX 20 A max 470 VA Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 YAESU-FT-000990 AZDEN-PCS-007800