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Desktop Shortwave receiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 400-470 MHz / FM-radio 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 400-470 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 2 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA max 300-500 mA
TX - 1.5 A max 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in China Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X BAOFENG-BF-A000005 ATLAS-000210