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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC ? 2-1100 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
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 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 197x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-ONE HEATHKIT-SB-001000 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615