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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection 60-70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX 1.2 A
TX 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ?
Accessories ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840