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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Filters ? 5.5 / 3 kHz SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60-70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? ? 250-450 mA
TX - - 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles Analog readout CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-SX LOWE-SRX-000030 YAESU-FT-000817