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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 136-173 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 A
TX - ? Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET KENWOOD-TM-000732E