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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.5-1.7 / 76-999 MHz 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/CW: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 10 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-5 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia) 25.615-28.305 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 0.5 W (1/1 W with external power) 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.6V DC (3.2-7V DC external) Mains
Current RX ? 16-150 mA ?
TX - 0.4 A @ 500 mW TX output ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1997 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 25 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.98 in)
?
Weight ? 125 gr (4.4 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 240 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Roger beep
Dimmer
Echo tone
Variable RF power output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X YAESU-VX-000001R RANGER-RCI-002980