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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 358 ~ EUR 428
USD 290
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) 32 W
TX Max 21 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD KENWOOD-TS-000830M