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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-1.2 A 16-190 mA
TX - Max 10 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 82 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-003220H YAESU-FT-000530