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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 15 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 2 / 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ? 600-750 mA 3 A max
TX - 2.7-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features SP-200 speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 ICOM-IC-000025H MILITARY-BC-000348