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General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-10 MHz 30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA) 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 30-57 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 2.0 µV
137-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-906 MHz-: 2.0 µV
SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? Doulbe conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.2 W nominal 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 200 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 80 W ? 2 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
180 × 250 × 60 mm
(7.09 × 9.84 × 2.36 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) without antenna 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110LX 20-402 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)