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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 W 3.5-25/3.5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2-2.5 A
TX - ? Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' ICOM-IC-000970E