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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14.5 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.6 A ?
TX ? 3 A max Max 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
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Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
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Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN JRC-JST-000110D YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-000301S