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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 50 / 10 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX - 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 Between 2007 and 200x Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC KENWOOD-TM-D000710E AOR-AR-002500