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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
10-160 m + WARC 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 60 W 100 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX - ? 0.3 A max
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
? 226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 YAESU-FT-000900 YAESU-FV-000107