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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable AirBand VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz in five bands
(0.54-1.16 / 1.16-2.5 / 2.5-5 / 5-10 / 10-20 MHz)
118-174 / 410-470 MHz 220.0 - 389.9 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 100 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 12 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USSR
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
290 × 155 × 210 mm
(11.42 × 6.10 × 8.27 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-X KENWOOD-TM-V000007A MILITARY-USSR R-000871