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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
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 ?
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)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 5 W max FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx 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 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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 Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-001000