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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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)
160-10m + WARC
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 10W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.5-0.9 A -
TX - 3-9.5 A 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
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 JRC-NSD-000515S