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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) 10-80 m 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
? ?
Selectivity ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz ? ?
Audio output 200 mW nominal ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? 3 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC / 6 AA cells 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 55 mA ? Max 2.8
TX - ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
? 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-135 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) YAESU-FT-001000MP