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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  2000m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 400-490 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 / 25 / 45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 120W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
? 145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX ANYTONE-AT-000588-UHF