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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 324 ~ USD 387
EUR 83 ~ EUR 1,272
GBP 389
EUR 445 ~ EUR 882
USD 633 ~ USD 773
Rating 4 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 ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 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
2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 60-70 dB 80 dB or better
Audio output 1.5 W 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX 1.2 A 60 VA
TX 20 A max 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FT-000990