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Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 889
USD 163 ~ USD 326
EUR 89 ~ EUR 312
GBP 142
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-CRF-000001 YAESU-FRG-000007