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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 50 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 7.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A 50 mA
TX - ? 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 TEN-TEC-TRITON-I KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E