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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10 / 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 700-900 mA 90 VA
TX - 1.6-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X ICOM-IC-000290A EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II