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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, RIT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C YAESU-FT-000480R RME-006900