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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 136-173 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity 4.5 kHz AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET