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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? Max 300 mA
TX - 20 A max Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X YAESU-FT-000890 AZDEN-PCS-007800H