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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 1 p.p.m. (-10 °C to +50 °C) (SSB/CW/AM) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1.25 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM) / 100 Hz (FM), 1 kHz (FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.1-961 MHz (Cellular blocked) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. SSB/CW
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 5 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 4 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 0.25 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.20 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.125 µV

AM/N-AM
150 kHz - 250 kHz (IPO off): 40 µV
250 kHz - 1.8 MHz (IPO off): 32 µV
1.8 - 28 MHz (IPO off): 2 µV
28 - 30 MHz: 2 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 2 µV
144/430 MHz: 2 µV

FM
28 - 30 MHz: 0.50 µV
50 - 54 MHz: 0.50 µV
144/430 MHz: 0.20 µV

SSB/CW/AM-N figures are for 10 dB S/N, 12 dB SINAD on FM
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Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz / 5.2 kHz
CW: 450 Hz / 1.8 kHz
CW-N: 250 Hz / 1.2 kHz (Optional XF-117CN installed)
AM: 5.2 kHz / 18 kHz (Optional XF-117A installed)
FM: 15 kHz / 25 kHz (-6 / -50 dB)
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Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.985 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 67.980 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 11.705 MHz (SSB/CW/FM/Digital) / 10.700 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz) / > 60 dB (144 - 148 MHz, 430 - 450 MHz) ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 1.5 W into 8 Ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
5167.5 kHz (Alaska Emergency Frequency - US only)
144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 100 / 50 / 20 W (25 / 12.5 / 5 W AM) 55 W max

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 70 W 1.6 A max ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
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Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 YAESU-FT-000100 YAESU-FT-001900R