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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB or better
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 100 W 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX - 600 mA 60 VA
TX ? Max 21 A 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight ? ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FT-000990