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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.2-0.35 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz bandwidth)
AM: 0.5-0.9 µV (10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz bandwidth)
FM: 0.35-0.6 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz bandwidth)
0.3 µV S/N 10 dB ?
Selectivity 35 built-in filters
SSB/CW: 200-3000 Hz
AM: 400-6000 Hz
FM: 15 kHz
SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 4 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-20 W 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 6 A ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in USA Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 216 × 70 × 246 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 9.69 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 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 Scanning. CTCSS encoder. PSK31-ready. IF-DSP. Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-V-(000516) YAESU-FT-000201S YAESU-FT-000890