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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 2-7.999 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 1-20/1-20 W SSB: 5/20 W, AM: 1.5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 18V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA (no signal) ?
TX - Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 198x in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features SP-200 speaker CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) RACAL-TRA-000921