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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 4.5V DC (3xR6/AA) 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 700 mA
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 133.35 × 88.9 × 31.75 mm
(5.25 × 3.50 × 1.25 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 54 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual time display. Sleep timer. Dual alarm. Scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X SANGEAN-ATS-000606A KENWOOD-TM-000231A