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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 140-174 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: ? mW SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX - ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1991 and 199x Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X YAESU-FT-000026 ICOM-IC-000732S