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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 30 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 146-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV or better
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 146-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 1-10 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A ?
TX - Max 3.3 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1973 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 67 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-IC-000230