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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Amateur Station Control

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous ? -

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-80 m HF
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) -
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - - HF
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50~75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 70 W N/A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
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Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 YAESU-FR-000050 YAESU-YO-000301