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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Dual-Band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? 45-50 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 750 mA 50 W 500 mA
TX - - 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 YAESU-FRDX-000400 TYT-MD-009600