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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? External speaker/headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50/120Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1967 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 YAESU-FTDX-000400