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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 16-100 mA 90 VA
TX - Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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-X KENWOOD-TH-000025E EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II