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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 5 bands 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 5 µV for 15 dB S/N above 1.5 MHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N below 1.5 MHz
? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity 5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-40 dB)
? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 465 kHz 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection 85 dB above 1.5 MHz 65 dB below 1.5 MHz ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 75/400Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Internal 9 V battery pack (6×U2 or HP2) Optional 12V DC or mains modules available Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX 77 mA typical ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 1931 and 1932 in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
? 266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010-MKII HAMMARLUND-COMET YAESU-FTDX000010