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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 24 / 28 / 50 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 24 / 28 / 50 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? ?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B YAESU-FT-000655 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B