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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
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Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX N/A ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST