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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 40 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 40 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? ? 30 mA
TX - 295 W 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX KENWOOD-TS-000530S CRKITS-KN-Q000007