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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz 10 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5-10 W High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 6-15V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 590 mA
TX - ? Max 1.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 69 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker Diode matrix programmable Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E