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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
250 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 110 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 700-900 mA ?
TX - 1.6-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 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-000215 ICOM-IC-000290A EDDYSTONE-000400B