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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD) Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 4.5 kHz 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
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Filters ? ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 74 dB typical
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m / 70 cm 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 1 - 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA 550 mA
TX - 9 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
? 165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 999 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R TEN-TEC-000539