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Desktop Shortwave receiver
UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe) 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   FSK   GMSK  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Max 10.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? Max 170 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX - Max 700 mA 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
58 × 140 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 5.51 × 1.14 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
Weight ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 ICOM-IC-000004 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E