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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Compact QRP | 10 W

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Analogue (1 kHz readout)

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 60 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains ?
Current RX - 0.6 A ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
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Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 11 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000500 YAESU-FT-000221R SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105S