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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM) ?
Tuning steps ? 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked) 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
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Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   -
RF-output 100 W 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX - 1.6 A max ?
TX ? 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
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Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 YAESU-FT-000100 RME-006900