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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 60-90 VA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 RACAL-RA-001778