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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? N/A
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 138 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.43 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
? 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 2 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007000H HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150