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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 200 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 20/300Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx Between 1932 and 1935 in USA Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight ? ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SILTRONIX-001011 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO ICOM-IC-T000010