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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage) - 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 29 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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 - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 11-16V DC ?
Current RX 1.5 A max - ?
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between and Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000107 DRAKE-RV000075 RCA-SRR-000013A