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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 2 A
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 199x and 2005
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 440 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
RS232C interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 DRAKE-R000008A