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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1-100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.5-1300 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 70 W 38-180 mA 74-240 mA
TX - - 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V. VSC. Bandscope CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 ICOM-IC-R000010 YAESU-FT-000005DE