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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 220-225 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 140 mA Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX - Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 ICOM-IC-000003AT KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS