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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
6 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 6 m (50 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 60 W Max 100/100/100/50 W 1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 9.5 V DC
Current RX - Squelched 2.6 A 68 mA
TX ? Max 20.5 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 KENWOOD-TS-B002000 MIZUHO-MX-000006S