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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 2.8
TX - - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter PC-controllable (Serial DB9) Twin VFO
Accessories ? AC-E60HG AC adapter ?
MPN RCA-AR000088LF SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC YAESU-FT-001000MP