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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 10-160 m + WARC General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 10 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
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Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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-FT-000747SX YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST