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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Better than 0.5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 28-29 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 300 mW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A 40 mA
TX - Max 12.5 A Max 200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS connectivity. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 ICOM-ID-000800H MIZUHO-MX-000010Z