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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-10 MHz? 0.03-30 MHz 138-175 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 10-15V DC 5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 12 mA
TX - - 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 LOWE-HF-000250 ALAN-CT-000180