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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 271
USD 267 ~ USD 342
AUD 533
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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)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FRG-008800