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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-10 MHz? 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 or 420-520 or 403-470 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
? 57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A WOUXUN-KG-000816