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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Compact HF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m ? ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m ? 160-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ? ?
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
? 216 × 90 × 127 mm
(8.50 × 3.54 × 5.00 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007B HAMMARLUND-FM-000001 CODAR-T000028