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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM) 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.03-75 MHz 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
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Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
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Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band) ?
Audio output 1 W 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe) 136-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
8 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 70/80Ω 50Ω ?
Other - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8 V DC ± 15% 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 2020 and 202x Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
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Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 YAESU-FTDX000010 RADTEL-RT-000900