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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 120W 1.2 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A ICOM-IC-R000072DC TEN-TEC-R004040