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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.06-0.42 / 0.5-30 MHz in six bands 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity CW below 11 MHz: 1-2 µV (20 dB S/N)
CW above 11 MHz: 1.5-4 µV (20 dB S/N)
Better than 0.5 µV for 15 dB S/N SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne, 11 tubes VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 KHz ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 300 mW 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z BNC -
Impedance 100 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 85 W @ 250 VAC 40 mA 80 VA max
TX - Max 200 mA 450 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 405 × 310 × 420 mm
(15.94 × 12.20 × 16.54 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 37.00 kg (81.6 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 15.00 kg (33.1 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 ? ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-CR000100-1/8 MIZUHO-MX-000010Z YAESU-FT-002000