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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   DV   -
RF-output ? High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?
Current RX ? ? 11 W
TX - Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably)
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Squelch
AF filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 KENWOOD-TMW-000706 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A