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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 198x and 19xx Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 KENWOOD-TR-007625 HAMMARLUND-COMET