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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.5V DC +/-10% 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 1.2 A
TX - Max 10 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX YAESU-FT-000007B KENWOOD-TK-000090