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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
?
Selectivity ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1.5 kW / 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 25-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter +48 V DC, +12 V DC and -12 V DC from separate VP-2000 PSU
Current RX ? 45-125 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
482 × 177 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 6.97 × 20.00 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) 24.50 kg (54.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C 20-511 YAESU-VL-002000