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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m 11 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
? ?
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
? ?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 11 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 75 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains ?
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
? ?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000130A