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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Mains Mains
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 YAESU-FT-ONE GONSET-GR-000212