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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 143.5-148.5 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10-15 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-16V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? 550-750 mA ?
TX - 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX HEATHKIT-VF-007401 HEATHKIT-K-000002