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HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-35.5 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
160 m optional
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W max 60 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 16-190 mA -
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 1965 and 1968
Dimensions 457 × 454 × 394 mm
(17.99 × 17.87 × 15.51 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
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Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna ?
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 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-PRO-000310 YAESU-FT-000530 HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A