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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

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)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-33 MHz in 6 bands 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2075/1550 kHz
2nd: 50 kHz (!)
1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB
Audio output 10 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1955 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 235 × 444 mm
(20.00 × 9.25 × 17.48 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
Weight 34.00 kg (75.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tube hybrid
VOX
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000088 YAESU-FT-000102