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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX ? 30-210 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 ICOM-IC-W000031E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS