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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TS-000130S SONY-ICF-SW000055E