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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-30 MHz 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Mains (115/230 V AC) ?
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
?
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Solid state DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007B GALAXY-R-000530 YAESU-FT-000277R