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HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity FM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108–137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 0.5 µV
806–960 MHz: 0.7µV
AM (20 dB S/N)
29–54 MHz: 1 µV
108–137 MHz: 1 µV
137–174 MHz: 1.5 µV
380–512 MHz: 2 µV
806–960 MHz: 2 µV
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Selectivity ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±18 kHz (–50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 500 mA 50 W Max 100 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 170 × 50 × 140 mm
(6.69 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 920 gr (2.0 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Trunking ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002067 YAESU-FRDX-000400 EDDYSTONE-000880/3