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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 30 kHz - 56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters
Receiver system 3 tubes. 2 x 6JM6 final Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
Image rejection ? 50 dB ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 150 W (PEP input) 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA @ 12 VDC ? 1.8-2.1 A
TX Max 11 A @ 12 VDC ? 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x Between 197x and 197x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 266.7 × 152.4 × 330.2 mm
(10.50 × 6.00 × 13.00 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000100-(OLDER) YAESU-FT-000200 YAESU-FTDX001200