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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Communications receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.705 GHz 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range XTAL in the 27 MHz band - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W ? 5 / 20 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10.8-16 V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX - 750 mA 0.5 A
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 2014 and 20xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000105TRE AOR-AR-DV000001 YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE