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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 828
USD 368 ~ USD 664
Rating 2 reviews 2 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
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)
Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
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 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional XTAL controlled memories ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000901DM