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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 0.1-29.9999 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 100Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 50W 3 A
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X JRC-NRD-000515 KENWOOD-TM-000732E