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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Channelized ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   - FM  
RF-output 3.5 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Separate PSU 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? Max 80 W 0.8 A
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x Between 1937 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000189 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X ICOM-IC-000208H