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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA max ?
TX - 4.8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 ICOM-IC-000025E WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D