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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 10-160 m 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU ?V DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 13 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? ? 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TS-000520SE RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024