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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 220-225 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 450-800 mA Max 1.1 A
TX - 3-6.5 A Max 12.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS connectivity.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 ICOM-IC-000038A ICOM-ID-000800H