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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 27-4 / 45-84 / 81-145 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5.25 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains or batteries
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ?
TX Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
483 × 230 × 256 mm
(19.02 × 9.06 × 10.08 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 15 tubes
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD HALLICRAFTERS-S-000027