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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 387 ~ USD 816
EUR 242
USD 324 ~ USD 387
EUR 83 ~ EUR 1,272
GBP 389
Rating 5 reviews 4 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB 60-70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 0-100 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX 2 A 1.2 A
TX 20 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) YAESU-FT-000840