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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 25-88 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm 490 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA NiMH or Alkaline batteries) or 6 V DC external
Current RX N/A 110-310 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO "Close Call" RF capture
Backlit display
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000093XLT