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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.06-0.42 / 0.5-30 MHz in six bands 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? CW below 11 MHz: 1-2 µV (20 dB S/N)
CW above 11 MHz: 1.5-4 µV (20 dB S/N)
0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne, 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 KHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Hi-Z SMA
Impedance ? 100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX ? 85 W @ 250 VAC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
405 × 310 × 420 mm
(15.94 × 12.20 × 16.54 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 37.00 kg (81.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X MARCONI-CR000100-1/8 WOUXUN-KG-000699E