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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±5ppm (-10°C ~ +60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 100 kHz - 1299.990 MHz (with gaps)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes ? Double conversion (AM/FM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz (AM/FM), 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM), 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50~100 mW depending on operating voltage

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50/120 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 3.7V Li-ion, 2×AA cells or 6V DC adaptor (3.5~7V DC max)
Current RX N/A ? 300µA ~ 140mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
? 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 130 gr (4.6 oz) with Li-ion battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1821 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Up to 25 hours on a single charge.
Dual VFO
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050 YAESU-FTDX-000570 YAESU-VR-000160