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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 100 W 600 mA 65 W
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
? 426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 YAESU-FT-000101E EDDYSTONE-000504