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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 60 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 1.1 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 197x and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
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Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000900