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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ±500Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-29.9 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.7 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB/CW 3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts at 4 Ohms ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100/110/117/200/220/234 VAC 50/60 Hz) 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1980 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 360 × 125 × 295 mm
(14.17 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL (Automatic Noise Limiting)
Attenuator
Carry handle
Digital clock timer
Digital display
Fine tuning
Mute line
Pre-selector
Record jack
Recorder activation jacks
S-Meter
Tone control
¼" Headphones jack
? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-007000 YAESU-FT-000707 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080