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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW VHF: 45 W, UHF: 35 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 45 mA ?
TX - Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 1994 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X KENWOOD-TH-000022E BAOJIE-BJ-UV000055