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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 430-440 MHz 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double / triple conversion Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer)
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X KENWOOD-TM-000441E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007