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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
2m / 70cm | 5 W | Picture transfer | GPS

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)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.54-31 MHz 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ? 140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ? AM/FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz Single conversion (AM BC/W-FM) Double conversion (AM/FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
IF: 130 kHz
1st: 47.25 / 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m / 70cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 115/230V AC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 85 VA max ? 240 mA (+30 mA GPS on) (+80 mA Digital on)
TX - - 2 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
60 × 95 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 1.10 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 265 gr (9.4 oz) with FNB-101Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in GPS
IPX5 water spray resistant
Vibralert
Internal AM bar antenna
GSM function (Group Short Message, 80 characters)
Micro SD card slot
Snapshot function/Image transfer with optional camera-microphone
Digital ARTS
USB port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000830/7 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 YAESU-FT-000001D