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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 2.1A max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS ICOM-IC-000080AD