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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2 SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB 60-70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? ? 250-450 mA
TX - - 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout Noise limiter, BFO. CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 MINIX-MR-000073B YAESU-FT-000817