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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup ± 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 160-6 m 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-400 / 400-480 / 480-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
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 ? 2.4 kHz AM / FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 85-100 W 5 / 20 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX ? 850 mA 0.5 A
TX - 18.5 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
140 × 45 × 193 mm
(5.51 × 1.77 × 7.60 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS-receiver
1200/9600bps APRS® (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
Bluetooth
SD-card slot
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC TEN-TEC-OMNI-C YAESU-FTM-000100DR/DE