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Desktop Shortwave VFO
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 4.9-5.6 MHz - ?
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 150 mV rms ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/400Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707) 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.5 A max ? -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FV-000707DM EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II KENWOOD-T-000599S