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Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 1 watt 4 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 19.00 kg (41.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000350 YAESU-FT-ONE GONSET-GR-000212