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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 30-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external
Current RX ? 450-800 mA ?
TX - 3-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x (by AOR) in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC ICOM-IC-000038A REGENCY-MX-004000