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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 232
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 200W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/240 V AC) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000501 HEATHKIT-HW-000100