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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.? MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 15 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 350 mA
TX - ? 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1972 and 197x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
? 97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 MIDLAND-000013-877 XIEGU-X000001M