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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.54-30 MHz 100-230 / 300-530 / 810-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-120V AC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
100 × 30 × 138 mm
(3.94 × 1.18 × 5.43 in)
Weight ? ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 YAESU-FT-000090R