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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA max ?
TX - 4.8 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-000025E ICOM-IC-000737