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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.001% ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.15-2600 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16 V DC Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX ? 45-150 mA ?
TX - 1.25 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 515 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld PC-card

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C ICOM-IC-000004E WINRADIO-WR-003700I-DSP