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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  2000m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? Requires external speaker > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? 0.7 A 250 W max
TX - 2.6 A max 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX HEATHKIT-HW-002036 KENWOOD-TS-000500