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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Electronic Clock

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-80m + 6m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? -
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? -
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
-
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 12V DC Mains (120 / 240 V AC)
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 100mA 6.5 W
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
178 × 64 × 127 mm
(7.01 × 2.52 × 5.00 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Seven minute interval snooze
Accessories ? ? -
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD DAVCO-DR-000030 HEATHKIT-GC-001005