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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Six meter transverter
Shortwave broadcast receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 28-30 MHz 0.54-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.65-12.05 / 15.05-15.55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 28-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W 50 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-pin connector from transceiver Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 1965 and 1966 in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
? 343 × 213 × 152 mm
(13.50 × 8.39 × 5.98 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000890 YAESU-FTV-000650 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000200