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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 23cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) 4 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 500-660 mA 200 mA
TX - 2.5-5.5 A 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
115 × 40 × 200 mm
(4.53 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X YAESU-FT-002311R PRESIDENT-BILLY