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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 6 / 15 / 40 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 6 / 15 / 40 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) HF: 3 W, 6 m: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 12V DC (8xR6 or external)
Current RX ? ? 100 mA
TX - Max 20 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1993 and 199x Between 1992 and 1999
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
69 × 190 × 46 mm
(2.72 × 7.48 × 1.81 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X ICOM-IC-000737 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000750