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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A 300 mA
TX - 20 A max 950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
170 × 55 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 6.10 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-LX YAESU-FT-000840 ZODIAC-DIGI-000040