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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? Max 200 W (AM: 75 W), internal PSU version, Max 400 W (AM: 100 W), external PSU version

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
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Weight 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PC-control Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Large multifunction TFT. Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Rotator interface jack for direction indication on the TFT. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000235 YAESU-FTDX-009000D