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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   USB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 3 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 90-250 mA ?
TX - 750 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
?
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO
RIT
S & Power Meter
Noise Blanker
Dial Lamp
Morse Code Key Input Jack
Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC ICOM-IC-000202 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586)