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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m
26.9-27.5 MHz and 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W (input), SSB: Max 130 W (PEP input), CW: Max 90 W (input) SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input), AM: 80 W (input) 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains No power required
Current RX 3 A @ 117 VAC 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1978 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 370 × 150 × 290 mm
(14.57 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
342.9 × 152.4 × 292.1 mm
(13.50 × 6.00 × 11.50 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-000101 YAESU-FT-000101 HEATHKIT-SA-002040