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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (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)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional XTAL controlled memories Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000890