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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-16 V DC 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TV-000502