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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external or 8R20 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX 450-700 mA 1.2 A
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in Japan Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 130 × 240 mm
(14.57 × 5.12 × 9.45 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-DX-001000 YAESU-FT-000840