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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 144-148 MHz 17 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 17 m
Modulations - FM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 3W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 35-80mA
TX - ? 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX SANTEC-LS-000202A TEN-TEC-001317