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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 30/200 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ?
TX ? Max 21 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
184 × 57 × 220 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Instant channel 9
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-GSB-000100 YAESU-FT-000101ZD COBRA-000029-LTD-CHR