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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 15 kHz - 30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? 60 W 60 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000200 RACAL-RA-003791 RACAL-RA-006772