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HF Receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  23cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10./ 20 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 26-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W AM: 1-4 W, FM/SSB/CW: 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.8-12 A 1.4-1.6 A
TX - 3-6 A Max 5.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-LX ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-000575A