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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? ?
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
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Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output - 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX 1.5 A ? -
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 YAESU-FTDX005000 ICOM-SP-000033