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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-160 m (no general coverage)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws -
Impedance ~500Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A max
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
Accessories ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) YAESU-FT-000107