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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 30 kHz kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 146-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV or better 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 - 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 30-210 mA
TX - 2.5 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
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 Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
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-000230 ICOM-IC-W000031E