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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 7.0-7.1 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-80 m
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) 50 dB
Audio output ? ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range 7.0-7.1 MHz 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 10-80 m
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 W AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50/120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains
Current RX ? 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ?
TX ? Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-DC-000007D YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FTDX-000400