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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-29.995 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 600 mA 4 A 1.7 A
TX Max 21 A 4 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E ICOM-IC-000732S FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400