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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (input) 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? N/A ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? ? 62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C YAESU-FT-000050 YAESU-FT-000003DR