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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX 120W ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - ? 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A YAESU-FTDX-000401 MILITARY-SEM-000035