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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 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 +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 8 tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX N/A ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V