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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne VXO, 3*XTAL/band. Tube final
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker 0.3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W max 20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC or mains depending on PSU
Current RX ? 16-190 mA ?
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 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-SP-000220-X YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000075