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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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 ? ? >40 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-440 MHz (USA) TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 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) 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh)
Current RX 120W ? 80-150 mA
TX - 0.8-2.1 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 2005 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)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories None 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A ICOM-IC-000091AD ICOM-IC-P000007A