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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 210 VA ?
TX - Max 800 VA 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ICOM-IC-007800 YAESU-FT-000890