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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on
TX - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-000902DM