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HF Transmitter | 100 W
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? - AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity ? - AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? - 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (internal PSU) Mains 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX - - 74-240 mA
TX ? ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? - ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B YAESU-FT-000005DE