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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations All mode   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5 V DC (3LR20) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX ? - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FT-001000MP