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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? 3 tubes. 2 x 6JM6 final Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 120 dB
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output 40 W 150 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX - Max 500 mA @ 12 VDC ?
TX ? Max 11 A @ 12 VDC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 1966 and 196x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
266.7 × 152.4 × 330.2 mm
(10.50 × 6.00 × 13.00 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER YAESU-FT-000100-(OLDER) AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY