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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 18 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DV  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains ?V DC battery or 10-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 17-370 mA
TX - - Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
58 × 103 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 1.34 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles DTMF and CTCSS. Spectrum scope PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X ICOM-IC-E000091