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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

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 ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features One optional band ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C YAESU-FT-000840