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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-225 / 406-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM
25- 54 0.3µV
108- 137 0.3µV
137- 174 0.5µV
216- 225 0.5µV
406- 512 0.5µV
806- 960 0.7µV
1240-1300 0.7µV
AM
25- 54 1.0µV
108- 137 1.0µV
137- 174 1.5µV
216- 225 1.5µV
406- 512 2.0µV
806- 960 2.0µV
1240-1300 3.0µV
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Selectivity ? AM (25-28 MHz)
- 6dB @ ±5kHz
-50dB @ ±6kHz
All others
- 6dB @ ±10kHz
-50dB @ ±18kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.7275-.86875 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 170 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
- 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input) ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6V DC (4×AA) Mains
Current RX 0.5 A 130 mA (squelched) ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1965 and 1967 in USA
Dimensions 342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
62 × 157 × 41 mm
(2.44 × 6.18 × 1.61 in)
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Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
CTCSS / DCS
DSP
SAME weather alert
Motorola, GE/Ericsson trunk tracking
PC interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000096 HEATHKIT-SB-000100