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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
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)
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? External speaker/headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/120Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
?
Weight ? 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FTDX-000400 ZODIAC-B-002012P