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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 136-173 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? AM/FM: Double-conversion, W-FM: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 61.65 MHz (AM/FM A-band), 59.25 MHz (WFM A-band), 46.35 MHz (AM/FM B-band)
2nd: 450 KHz (AM/FM), 13.35 MHz (WFM)
3rd: 1.95 MHz (WFM)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal
Current RX 120W ? ?
TX - 0.8-2.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A ICOM-IC-000091AD KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET