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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup ? 0.002%
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz) 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
<0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 72-109 dB (Depending on band) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (external speaker required) ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (95-260 V AC) 13.8V DC 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A ?
TX - 4-13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6 memories are optional WX alert. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 KENWOOD-TM-V000071A HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A