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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-80 m 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.5V DC +/-10% 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX 1.5 A Max 600 mA 100VA
TX 10 A max Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 YAESU-FT-000007B RCA-SC-000088