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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.04-100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 153-29999 kHz / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   N-AM   AM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Dual conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 85-265 VAC 4 x LR6/AA or 9 V DC
Current RX ? Max 210 VA ?
TX - Max 800 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
200 × 133 × 38 mm
(7.87 × 5.24 × 1.50 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 730 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 406 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. 9 / 10 kHz switch
Alpha tagging
Auto Tuning System
RF Gain Control
FM RDS/RDBS
3.2 x 1.7" LCD screen
Aux Audio Input
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ICOM-IC-007800 SANGEAN-ATS-000909X