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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX N/A 100 W
TX - 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A