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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-18 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 15-160m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output Max 100 W ? SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1957 and 1959 in Great Britain Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-ONE EDDYSTONE-000870 HEATHKIT-SB-001000