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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) 160-6 m 3.4-30.2 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 530 kHz - 1.9 MHz
AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N)
1.9 MHz - 30 MHz
AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N)
30 MHz - 470 MHz
AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD)
470 MHz - 820 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
820 MHz - 2040 MHz
N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB)
AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB)
W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8-16V DC Mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby 120W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1967 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 155 × 57 × 195 mm
(6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-008600 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215