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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 20 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ?
IF-freqs. ? 6.14 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 3W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 4.8V DC
Current RX ? 35-80mA ?
TX - 800mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 20xx Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-SX TEN-TEC-001320 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT