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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 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)
130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 250 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 110 kHz
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output ? 500mW @ <5% THD 1.5 W

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 Clamps / screws SMA -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz) with antenna and battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Flashlight
ANI (Caller ID)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X WOUXUN-KG-000816 EDDYSTONE-000400B