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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m + WWV option 0.02-170 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
0.39 µV (CW, BW 500 Hz, 10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
>100 dB, Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR / direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5 W max ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX N/A ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in Italy Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
? 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FR-000050B ELAD-FDM-DUO HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A