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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 80 kHz - 30 MHz 0.54-34 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 575 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 3.2 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/500Ω 52-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains or 12 V DC Mains (100-240 V AC)
Current RX 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) ? 75 W
TX Max 21 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1954 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
? 470 × 230 × 270 mm
(18.50 × 9.06 × 10.63 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Amateur band bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101ZD MARCONI-CSR-000005 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000085U