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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
EUR 1
GBP 31
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HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 80-10 m + WWV option
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
Selectivity 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? N/A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan
Dimensions ? 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 YAESU-FR-000050B