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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 4 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 10

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 12V DC or mains (160 W max)
Current RX Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 21 A 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D LAFAYETTE-HA-000410