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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
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 (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5-0.9 A ?
TX - 3-9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-TR-007950 KENWOOD-TR-008400