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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? Max 21 A 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 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 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VICEROY-MARK-III YAESU-FT-000101ZD KENWOOD-TS-000520