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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <3% THD 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-68 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion battery Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 65 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
ANI (caller ID)
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF tones
Dual band
Reverse frequency (shift)
VOX
1750Hz tone
3 color display backlight
Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 WOUXUN-KG-000689E EDDYSTONE-000556