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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 3.4-30.2 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains or 12V DC Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC
Current RX 0.5 A ? 100-170 mA (no signal)
TX Max 20 A - 0.5-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 2001 and 200x
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 435 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 KENWOOD-TH-F000006A