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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10-200W (AM: 5-50W) SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 80 VA max 0.6 A
TX - 720 VA max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions ? 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories ? ? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180X YAESU-FT-002000D YAESU-FT-000221R