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HF Receiver
Base Station VHF Receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 30-330 MHz 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output Internal speaker External speaker or headphones 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? - HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 100Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Separate PSU 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions ? 570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG YAESU-FTDX000010