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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output - 4 W 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
165 × 57 × 216 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 8.50 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 REGENCY-CB-000501 YAESU-FTDX005000