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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB | 60 channels
SDR HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) Channelized 1 Hz - 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 26.965-27.405 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
? Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 55 dB
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50/500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2005 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
? 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 MOTORADIO-FA-M000021 ELAD-FDM-000077