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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 400-420 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 / 0.28 μV
Selectivity ? ? 55 dB
Filters ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ ≤5%

Transmitter

TX-range - - 400-420 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 24V DC 3.8V, 1700mAh (Li-ion)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
100 × 48 × 27 mm
(3.94 × 1.89 × 1.06 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 146 gr (5.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 JRC-NRD-000075 HYTERA-TC-000320