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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 150 W (200 W high power option) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 40 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1981 and 1984 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
?
Weight ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000040 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030 YAESU-FTDX-000570