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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.5-30 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X ICOM-IC-000725 KENWOOD-TM-000942