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Multimode QRP HF+6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 0.15 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
160-10 / 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 2 / 45 W 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 100 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC 10.5-15.0 V DC
Current RX ? 600-750 mA 350 mA
TX - 2.7-9.5 A 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 5 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 ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-X ICOM-IC-000025H LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011