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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000080C