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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
?
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8 W, external speaker required 1 W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 110-120 / 220-240V AC 12-15V DC 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery
Current RX ? 550 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
350 × 230 × 190 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.48 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Bandspread in ham bands CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Direction Finding facility
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YAESU-FRG-009600 SAILOR-R000108