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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up < 10 p.p.m. (< 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-4) 0-50C +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 (CW/SSB) 0.1 / 1 (AM/FM) kHz Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.05-30 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
< .25 µV 1.8-30 MHz SSB
< 1 µV 1.8-30 MHz AM
(S+N/N=10dB)
70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) AM-Wide: 6.0 kHz
AM-Narrow: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM (opt.): 15.0 kHz
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Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.21 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? > 60 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ≥ 90 dB
Audio output 1 W 1.4 W, 8 Ohms Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? ? HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 70/80Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 13.8V DC 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX 80 W 1.2 A ?
TX - - 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1994 and 2000 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions ? 230 × 92 × 236 mm
(9.06 × 3.62 × 9.29 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? FM optional
CAT interface
12/24h Clock
Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 YAESU-FRG-000100 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO