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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 118-174 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-10m + WARC
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 10W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 55 mA -
TX - Max 1.4 A 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-TH-000028E JRC-NSD-000515S