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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz or more
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required External speaker/headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz or more
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 12 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/120Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between and
Dimensions 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
?
Weight ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? 40, 120, 160 or 200 memory channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 YAESU-FTDX-000400 COLT-EXCALIBUR