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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10ppm over operating temp range ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 160-6 m 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection 90 dB ? > 70 dB
Audio output 2W ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 10-200W (AM: 5-50W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 120W 80 VA max
TX 4 A max - 720 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS programmable on repeater channels
REPEATER SHIFT (500kHz)
? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-006001 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A YAESU-FT-002000D