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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-88 / 118-174 / 216-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 137-174 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Wadley Loop
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells
Current RX ? 0.3-0.7 A ?
TX - 10 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 219 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Clarify control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000295 YAESU-FT-002800M STANDARD-C-006500