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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 25-1300 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4×LR6 or 9V DC external Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 45-125 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 199x and xxxx Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
66 × 154 × 42 mm
(2.60 × 6.06 × 1.65 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X 20-506 YAESU-FT-000060R