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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
?
Image rejection ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6 m
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS encoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 AZDEN-PCS-007500H