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Desktop Shortwave 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 ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
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Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
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Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 YAESU-FTDX-000570