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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

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)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 0.5-30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2 Watts 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC ±15% 12-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.45 A ?
TX - 20.5 A 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TS-000050S KENWOOD-TL-000120