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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB and WWV 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC 13.5 V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX Max 1.1 A ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000301 YAESU-FT-000080C YAESU-FTDX-000401B