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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 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 28.0-29.7 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 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 28.0-29.7 MHz 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 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 Ω 50 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx 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 Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-LS-000102 YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FTDX-000400