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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity 4 kHz, shape factor <2 SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 35 dB 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? 250-450 mA 65 W
TX - 2.0 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
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Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter, BFO. CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000073B YAESU-FT-000817 EDDYSTONE-000556