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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Blanc-tone receiver
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries ?
Current RX Max 1.1 A 100-300 mA ?
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 2013 and 201x in Switzerland
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
300 × 110 × 180 mm
(11.81 × 4.33 × 7.09 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D SAILOR-000016T STAMPFL-MINI-SWRX