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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 150 VA max ?
TX 760 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP YAESU-FT-000080C