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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF airband receiver

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 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 108-142 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 80 VA max ?
TX - 450 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout, 1kHz precision IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D YAESU-FT-002000 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550