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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 267 ~ USD 342
AUD 533
EUR 433
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps Continuous (100 Hz display resolution) 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option) 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) AM, SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50/500Ω 75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-008800 RFT-EKD-000500