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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 9 kHz - 6000 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
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”)
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
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
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

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 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000940 AOR-AR-ALPHA-II YAESU-FTDX000010