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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
6020 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 117/230V AC (12V DC option)
Current RX 120W 1 A max ?
TX - 11.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A KENWOOD-TM-D000700E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005