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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 163 ~ USD 326
EUR 89 ~ EUR 312
GBP 142
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz in four bands 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
Selectivity ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB) 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB
Audio output 2W @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains + battery option Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FRG-000007 RFT-EKD-000100