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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system 8 tubes. 6JS6A final Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 25 W (input) 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 10-200W (AM: 5-50W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX N/A ? 80 VA max
TX ? ? 720 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x Between 197x and 197x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000050 YAESU-FT-000200 YAESU-FT-002000D