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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz - 0.3-56 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 3 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m with 160 m option 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output - 100 W (180 W INPUT) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.5 A - 1.1 A (2 A max)
TX - ? 15 A (23 A max)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP 2" oscilloscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V YAESU-FT-000891