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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.11-18.5 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.2 A max
TX - - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022R-SKYRIDER-MARINE YAESU-FRG-008800 YAESU-FT-000991