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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX ? ? 0.8-1A
TX - 295 W Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX KENWOOD-TS-000530S KENWOOD-TS-000700G