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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
? 450 kHz
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 4 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ±10% ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000080C PACE-CB-000113 EDDYSTONE-000730/8