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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 28-29.7 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 W @ 8 ohms 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 10 VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains (160 W max) 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX 120W ? ?
TX - 14 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
63 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.48 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750Hz (optional)
Audio scrambler
Alpha tags
DTMF
ANI-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Reverse frequency (shift)
Time-out timer
Digital FM radio
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 WOUXUN-KG-000679E