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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.146-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 55000 / 455 kHz ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC external or 6 × LR20 batteries 13.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A 2A max
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 197x and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985
Dimensions 320 × 180 × 80 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 3.15 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direct frequency input ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PHILIPS-D-002935 YAESU-FT-000301 DRAKE-R-004245