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General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 12 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
310 × 110 × 225 mm
(12.20 × 4.33 × 8.86 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
23 channels (1-23) + one additional 11A channel
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-002000-AMFM