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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 420-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output ? 100 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 120W ? 200-450 mA
TX - 20 A max. 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A ICOM-IC-000730 ICOM-ID-000031A