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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.15 µV ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity ? ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker, ext. speaker via jack 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 5 W 1 / 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX ? 600 mA 75 W
TX ? 4.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
168 × 58 × 240 mm
(6.61 × 2.28 × 9.45 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? MP-716 microphone ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 STANDARD-C-007800 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X