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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1969 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET KENWOOD-TM-002530A