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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
130-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 8-190 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-X YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FT-000900