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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains
Current RX ? 100VA ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 1955 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 RCA-SC-000088 TMC-GPR-000090