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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC 10-12.5V DC
Current RX ? 250 mA (no signal) 12-85 mA
TX - - 0.45-1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X TEN-TEC-001254 MOTOROLA-HT-000440