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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  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)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps Continous Continuous 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-31 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 7.0-7.125 MHz - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1 W ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 115/230V AC 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight ? ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Kit Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 YAESU-FTDX000010