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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts 8 ohms 180mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 4.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.45 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1992 and 200x
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 KENWOOD-TS-000050S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT