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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 15/20/40 m 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15/20/40 m 440-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   FM  
RF-output ? 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 120W 35 mA ?
TX - 450 mA max Max 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-000004AT