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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? 8 tubes
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD No built-in speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 75/400Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 77 mA typical ? N/A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1966 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
342 × 152 × 305 mm
(13.46 × 5.98 × 12.01 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII YAESU-FR-000101D YAESU-FR-000050