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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  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 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   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 ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB 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 - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50 W 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 230/115 VAC 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 KENWOOD-TS-002000 YAESU-FTDX000010