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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? 80-150 mA 115 mW typical
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X ICOM-IC-E000007 YUPITERU-MVT-007500