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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 ~ 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-160 m 30-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 350/300 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 3V DC
Current RX ? ? 38-170 mA
TX - - Max 440 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1998 and 2001
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' ICOM-IC-Q000007A