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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 220-225 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB 65/60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 450-800 mA 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX - 3-6.5 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 ICOM-IC-000038A BAOFENG-UV-000005R