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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + CB and WWV 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 13.5V DC Mains
Current RX 600 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 21 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FTDX-000400