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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 7.0-7.1 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz 7.0-7.1 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW 1 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC 13.5V DC
Current RX ? 100-170 mA (no signal) ?
TX - 0.5-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 2001 and 200x Between 1975 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 435 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 KENWOOD-TH-F000006A MIZUHO-DC-000007D