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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 2m (6m and 70cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: <0.15 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2m (6m and 70cm optional)
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - - Max 4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
334 × 129 × 315 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 12.40 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X 20-404 YAESU-FT-000726R