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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
+/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX 77 mA typical N/A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII YAESU-FR-000050 YAESU-VL-002000