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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  2000m  1.25m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 220-225 MHz 108-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.2 µV for 12 dB SINAD W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz 134-174 / 200-260 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 55 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX ? 0.5-0.7 A ?
TX - 3-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 140 × 38 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.97 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 9 channels in 0 bank(s) 758 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
DCS
DTMF
2-tone/5-tone signalling
scrambler
Twin RX (V/U, V/V, U/U configuration)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX ICOM-IC-000037A ANYTONE-AT-005888UV-III