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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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 ? 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 Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 100Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-15V DC or mains Max 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1998 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
54 × 112 × 335 mm
(2.13 × 4.41 × 13.19 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TH-G000071E