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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? ?
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
601.3 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.1/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) NMO
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 200-250V AC / 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 194x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 MARCONI-R001475-RG44 MOTOROLA-MX002000