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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup ≥ 1.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (30 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-75 MHz 0.5-30 MHz (continuous)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 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”)
≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity ? 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe) 80-15m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2020 and 202x Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-2 YAESU-FTDX000010 XIEGU-G000001M