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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input), AM: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ?
TX Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 YAESU-FTDX-000401B