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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option Regular broadcast and SW bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? Regenerative 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) Mains
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? ?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B HEATHKIT-K-000002 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B