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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 143.9-148.3 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W Max 100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tone burst encoder optional DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 HEATHKIT-HW-000202 KENWOOD-TS-000570S