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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters Crystal ?
Receiver system 8 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 52/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A
TX - 3.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 476 × 229 × 273 mm
(18.74 × 9.02 × 10.75 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
Weight 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000099 YAESU-FT-000070